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This type of legislature has absolute power to make laws governing education

Question 1a

This is the number of states that require students age 6-16 to attend public school or an equivalent institution

Question 2a

This person is also known as the superintendent of public instruction or commissioner of education

Question 3a

This consists of education specialists who provide consultation to the state board, CCSO, and local school boards

Question 4a

These group of people are public school officers with sovereign power and policy making authority

Question 5a

These people are hired to implement directives

Question 1b

This is a document that must be open to the public.

Question 2b

This Act entailed major changes in school funding, curriculum, and governance

Question 3b

This clause states that congress has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the US

Question 4b

This clause states that congress is empowered to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with Indian tribes

Question 5b

This clause states that states cannot enact any law impairing the obligation of contracts

Question 1c

This amendment states congress may not enact any law that respects an establishment of religion; prohibits free exercise of religion; abridges the freedoms of speech or press; restricts the right to peaceably assemble; or prohibits the right to petition the government or redress grievances.

Question 2c

This amendment guarantees the right of citizens “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures”

Question 3c

This amendment states no person shall be “compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation”

Question 4c

This amendment states, “the enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people”

Question 5c

This amendment is the most widely invoked constitutional provision in school litigation since it specifically addresses state action. States “no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction, the equal protection of the laws.”

Question 1d

These type of laws allow individual states or school districts have the option of accepting or rejecting such federal assistance, but if categorical aid is accepted, the federal government has the authority to prescribe guidelines for its use and to monitor state and local education agencies to ensure fiscal accountability.

Question 2d

This law pledges that no child will be left in a failing school.

Question 3d

This act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.

Question 4d

This governing body has the following functions: to coordinate federal involvement in education activities, identify educational needs of national significance, propose strategies to address these needs, and provide technical and financial assistance to state and local education agencies.

Question 5d

A phrase meaning to abide by decided cases

Question 1e

either party may file if they believe a proper procedure was not followed, or they might appeal the decision to a higher court.

Question 2e

To be considered this it must satisfy four rules of civil procedure: 1)numerosity – large enough number of plaintiffs that individual suits are impracticable 2)commonality – members of the class must have claims that include common questions of fact or law 3) typicality – claims of the class representatives who are named plaintiffs must be typical of the claims of other class members; 4) adequacy of representation – class representatives must fairly and adequately protect the interest of the entire class.

Question 3e

This type of court plays an important role regarding areas such as the interpretation of state regulations, contracts, torts, school finance, and voucher plans, where state rather than federal constitutions and statutes are typically involved.

Question 4e

there are three levels of this: district courts, circuit courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court

Question 5e

the highest court in the nation beyond which there is no appeal.

Question 1f

the start of when federal courts assumed a significant role in resolving educational controversies

Question 2f

A combination of constitutional, statutory, administrative, contract, and judicial law

Question 3f

The highest form of law

Question 4f

A law made by a legislative body

Question 5f

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