Quiz 9: Education in the US

Tocqueville finally concluded that public education in the United States would

• give Americans not only the desire but also the means to better their position in life.

• not truly create equality in the society.

• not provide any practical training in vocational skills.

• not work because people would be prevented from rising to a higher class by the aristocracy.

Which of these statements is FALSE?

• American parents can choose to homeschool their children.

• After twelve years of school, American students receive a bachelor’s degree diploma at graduation.

• American high school students have the choice of going to a free public school or a private one where they must pay tuition.

• The American education system is based on strong principles of equality of opportunity- all students should have an equal opportunity to get a good education.

Which of these statements is TRUE?

• The university program in the United States often lasts 3 years.

• Most of the money to pay for American public schools come from state and local taxes.

• Religious schools that serve middle-class students receive money from the national government, but elite private schools do not.

• The national Department of Education determines the curriculum for all schools and sets the standards for high school graduation and college admission.

What the majority of Americans probably value most about higher education is...

• its informative value

• its monetary value

• its moral value

• its cultural value

In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court said that racially segregated schools and other public facilities...

• violated the moral principles.

• violated the principle of equality

• did not violate the principle of equality or the U.S. Constitution.

• violated the U.S. Constitution.

Which of these statements about multiculturalism in the United States is TRUE?

• In the United States, there are almost no uniform standards for any schools.

• In the United States, students are treated based on their racial origin.

• In the United States, all immigrant children attend bilingual programs until they learn English very well and are allowed to attend regular classes with native speakers.

• Multicultural education discusses history from perspectives of all the ethnic groups involved, not just the Anglo-American.

At the university level, there is no free system of public education; even universities supported by

It is obvious that children who are not native speakers of English are going to be at a disadvantage when taking

Before the civil rights laws were passed, segregation of public facilities was legal in the

(a)  

Parents were given the opportunity to remove their children from schools with low or