Question 1

Which of the following states about merit pay is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merit pay may not be the main factor in recruiting and retention 
B)  Teachers may abandon their creativity in order to comply with the set standards 
C)  Merit pay is not a substitution for an adequate salary scale 
D)  An unbiased operational definition of merit has been established 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Merit pay may not be the main factor in recruiting and retention 
B)  Teachers may abandon their creativity in order to comply with the set standards 
C)  Merit pay is not a substitution for an adequate salary scale 
D)  An unbiased operational definition of merit has been established 
E)  none of the above D

Question 2

The case in which the Supreme Court, in 1973, refused to equate inequities in property values and the resultant difference in educational expenditures with a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was

Accepted Answer

A)  Serrano v. Priest 
B)  San Antonio I.S.D. v. Rodriguez 
C)  Brown v. Board of Education 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
A)  Serrano v. Priest 
B)  San Antonio I.S.D. v. Rodriguez 
C)  Brown v. Board of Education 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson B

Question 3

The consolidation of school districts was to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Diminish the ability of parents influence education policy 
B)  To increase constituency size 
C)  Curtail interaction between the public and the school board 
D)  Increased operating efficiency and achieving economy of scale 
A)  Diminish the ability of parents influence education policy 
B)  To increase constituency size 
C)  Curtail interaction between the public and the school board 
D)  Increased operating efficiency and achieving economy of scale D

Question 4

The enactment of the Morrill Act in 1862 resulted in the rapid and extensive development of public higher education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The average performance scores of American students in science and math is below that of which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Russia 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Canada 
A)  India 
B)  Russia 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Canada

Question 6

The __________ movement focuses on reading, writing and arithmetic, as well as values of respect, obedience, and moral content.

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional 
B)  back-to-the-basics 
C)  Education Plus 
D)  social awareness 
A)  traditional 
B)  back-to-the-basics 
C)  Education Plus 
D)  social awareness

Question 7

The federal government provides a greater percentage of funding for elementary and secondary schools than for colleges and universities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Conservatives supported President Clinton's Goal 2000 as part of his education policy but opposed

Accepted Answer

A)  technology literacy 
B)  creation of national standards 
C)  school choice 
D)  limited federal control 
A)  technology literacy 
B)  creation of national standards 
C)  school choice 
D)  limited federal control

Question 9

_____________ provided federal funding to local public schools.

Accepted Answer

A)  Elementary and Secondary Educational Act 
B)  Trickle-Down Education Act 
C)  Federal Aid for State Education Act 
D)  Public School Assistance Act 
A)  Elementary and Secondary Educational Act 
B)  Trickle-Down Education Act 
C)  Federal Aid for State Education Act 
D)  Public School Assistance Act

Question 10

The increase of power of the state government over local education policies is an unintended consequence of district consolidation

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Regular testing is NOT an integral component of NCLB. T/F?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Proponents of privately managed public schools argue that it's a mechanism to improve the performance of schools by reinventing the curriculum and teaching techniques

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The adoption of a system of vouchers and tax credits for reforming educational financing

Accepted Answer

A)  would spur the movement toward private schools 
B)  would help parents with the financial expenses of educating their children 
C)  has strong conservative support 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  would spur the movement toward private schools 
B)  would help parents with the financial expenses of educating their children 
C)  has strong conservative support 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

Liberals oppose tuition tax credits and vouchers for private and parochial schools partly on the basis of separation of church and state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

"Choice" models in education reform include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  choice of college majors. 
B)  allowing students to choose vocational tracks 
C)  vouchers for private or parochial schools 
D)  all of the above 
A)  choice of college majors. 
B)  allowing students to choose vocational tracks 
C)  vouchers for private or parochial schools 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

The No Child Left Behind Act contained which of the following features?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased multicultural components 
B)  bilingual education support 
C)  new requirements for educational testing 
D)  reduced ability of parents to choose schools 
A)  increased multicultural components 
B)  bilingual education support 
C)  new requirements for educational testing 
D)  reduced ability of parents to choose schools

Question 17

The Bilingual Education Act of 1974 provided

Accepted Answer

A)  that all children should learn a second language 
B)  funds to meet the language needs of non-English speaking students 
C)  that each public school have at least one bilingual teacher 
D)  none of the above 
A)  that all children should learn a second language 
B)  funds to meet the language needs of non-English speaking students 
C)  that each public school have at least one bilingual teacher 
D)  none of the above

Question 18

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Supreme Court decision allowed separate education of black and white children to continue

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

_____________ thought sees education as the means that enable the public to make choices consistent with democratic values and maintain stability of the republic.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hamiltonian 
B)  Washingtonian 
C)  Jeffersonian 
D)  Franklintonian 
A)  Hamiltonian 
B)  Washingtonian 
C)  Jeffersonian 
D)  Franklintonian

Question 20

Local schools have minimal responsibility for the operation of a charter school within their jurisdiction. T/F.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following states about merit pay is NOT true?

The case in which the Supreme Court, in 1973, refused to equate inequities in property values and the resultant difference in educational expenditures with a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was

The consolidation of school districts was to ____________________.

The enactment of the Morrill Act in 1862 resulted in the rapid and extensive development of public higher education.

The average performance scores of American students in science and math is below that of which country?

The __________ movement focuses on reading, writing and arithmetic, as well as values of respect, obedience, and moral content.

The federal government provides a greater percentage of funding for elementary and secondary schools than for colleges and universities.

Conservatives supported President Clinton's Goal 2000 as part of his education policy but opposed

_____________ provided federal funding to local public schools.

The increase of power of the state government over local education policies is an unintended consequence of district consolidation

Regular testing is NOT an integral component of NCLB. T/F?

Proponents of privately managed public schools argue that it's a mechanism to improve the performance of schools by reinventing the curriculum and teaching techniques

The adoption of a system of vouchers and tax credits for reforming educational financing

Liberals oppose tuition tax credits and vouchers for private and parochial schools partly on the basis of separation of church and state.

"Choice" models in education reform include which of the following?

The No Child Left Behind Act contained which of the following features?

The Bilingual Education Act of 1974 provided

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Supreme Court decision allowed separate education of black and white children to continue

_____________ thought sees education as the means that enable the public to make choices consistent with democratic values and maintain stability of the republic.

Local schools have minimal responsibility for the operation of a charter school within their jurisdiction. T/F.

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Contexts of Public Policy

The Economy: Changing Government-Business Relationships

Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting

Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability

Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

Health Care: Historic Change

Legal and Social Equality: the Struggle Against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: the Barely Open Door

Foreign Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World

Private Morality and Public Policy: Moral Values, the Constitution, and the Open Society

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Exam 9: Education: Conflict in Policy Direction

Which of the following states about merit pay is NOT true?

The case in which the Supreme Court, in 1973, refused to equate inequities in property values and the resultant difference in educational expenditures with a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was

The consolidation of school districts was to ____________________.

The enactment of the Morrill Act in 1862 resulted in the rapid and extensive development of public higher education.

The average performance scores of American students in science and math is below that of which country?

The __________ movement focuses on reading, writing and arithmetic, as well as values of respect, obedience, and moral content.

The federal government provides a greater percentage of funding for elementary and secondary schools than for colleges and universities.

Conservatives supported President Clinton's Goal 2000 as part of his education policy but opposed

_____________ provided federal funding to local public schools.

The increase of power of the state government over local education policies is an unintended consequence of district consolidation

Regular testing is NOT an integral component of NCLB. T/F?

Proponents of privately managed public schools argue that it's a mechanism to improve the performance of schools by reinventing the curriculum and teaching techniques

The adoption of a system of vouchers and tax credits for reforming educational financing

Liberals oppose tuition tax credits and vouchers for private and parochial schools partly on the basis of separation of church and state.

"Choice" models in education reform include which of the following?

The No Child Left Behind Act contained which of the following features?

The Bilingual Education Act of 1974 provided

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Supreme Court decision allowed separate education of black and white children to continue

_____________ thought sees education as the means that enable the public to make choices consistent with democratic values and maintain stability of the republic.

Local schools have minimal responsibility for the operation of a charter school within their jurisdiction. T/F.

Public Policy: an Introduction

Contexts of Public Policy

The Economy: Changing Government-Business Relationships

Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting

Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability

Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

Health Care: Historic Change

Legal and Social Equality: the Struggle Against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: the Barely Open Door

Foreign Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World

Private Morality and Public Policy: Moral Values, the Constitution, and the Open Society

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