Final Exam Review

Which of the following was a Progressive Era educational reform?

• Improved education of teachers

• Better quality school buildings

• Compulsory attendance

• All the above

Which of the following is NOT a form of school choice?

• Charter schools

• Vouchers

• Magnet schools

• Redlining

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that denying English Language Learners access to supplemental English language instruction was in violation of the 14th amendment?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plyer v. Doe

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Lau v. Nichols

Which U.S. president created the Department of Education?

• Carter

• Clinton

• Johnson

• Nixon

What was the single most influential piece of educational legislation in American history?

• National Defense Education Act

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Economic Opportunity Act of 1964

What events taking place during the Progressive Era (1890-1915) shaped ideas about the purpose of school?

• Immigration and industrialization

• Abolition of slavery and reconstruction

• The Cold War and launch of Sputnik

• The Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal

Which of the following is an example of de facto school segregation?

• Children attending neighborhood schools that are more than 90% minority students

• A law prohibiting white and Black children from attending the same school

• A zoning law banning multi-family dwellings in a community, making it less likely that lower-income groups will move in

• A school policy stating that children with disabilities may not attend the school

What was the name of the period following the Civil War, when African Americans' citizenship rights and representation in Southern state legislatures?

• Progressive era

• Reconstruction

• Antebellum period

• Civil rights era

What idea helped justify the colonization of Native American lands in North America and civilization through education?

• Meritocracy

• Epistemology

• Constructivism

• Manifest Destiny

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that forcing Mexican American children to attend separate schools was unconstitutional?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Lau v. Nichols