“No Child Left Behind” increased federal funding for education and __________.
a. gave states more freedom to design their own curriculums
b. mandated state tests in reading and math
c. set goals in science and technology education
d. broke down barriers between school districts
b. mandated state tests in reading and math
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In the United States, by the start of the new millennium, most leaders of both major political parties, corporate executives, bankers, and most other elites supported __________
A) immediate action on climate change B) gay marriage C) tax increases on the wealthy D) free trade
For women, the most important effect of the Revolution and reform was to:
A) expand the vote to women in most states. B) radically change their legal role in society. C) reassert men's absolute dominance over women. D) change expectations of women's position more than laws.
Which of the following correctly states the belief of Thaddeus Stevens and other congressional Republicans who criticized Lincoln's approach to Reconstruction? a. The South's plantation elite erred in establishing the Confederacy, but the Union itself was never broken andendured through the Civil War
b. The Reconstruction process outlined in the Constitution should be closely followed. c. The president has sole responsibility for Reconstruction. d. The Confederate states, by seceding and making war against the United States, lost their status as states andshould now be treated as conquered territories.
How did Pullman porters react to the difficulties of their jobs?
A) Pullman porters were generally very uneducated and did not know how to change their situation. B) Pullman porters formed a union to improve their situation. C) The porters sometimes burned entire trains. D) The porters tried to work behind the scenes, very quietly, to try to get helpful legislation passed by Congress.