The most controversial provisions in House Bill 72, the 1984 education reform law, were
A) a literacy test for teachers and the "no pass, no play" rule.
B) students must pass "basic skills" and "life skills" tests before graduating.
C) limited class sizes and free pre-kindergarten classes for disadvantaged four-year-olds.
D) a new three-track system that placed students in college prep, technical, or remedial classes and year-round schooling.
E) tutorials for failing students and limited high school class sizes
A
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a. Political parties have had additional sources for campaign funds. b. It has made campaigns more manipulative and less honest. c. Advocacy groups have distorted issues and confused voters. d. It has pushed them into more ideological and partisan directions.
Appropriations recommends maximum levels of funding federal programs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Late train contributions are campaign funds given
A) only to independent candidates. B) to PACs. C) by railroad interests. D) to the winning legislative candidate.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. The USA Patriot Act enacted shortly after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, raised serious questions about the right of privacy in the United States. b. The Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the two international covenants on human rights prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race or color. c. Shortly after the United States eliminated slavery in 1865, most of the rest of the international community followed suit, and the practice of involuntary servitude is basically a thing of the past. d. Genocide and mass killing remain problems for the international community.