WGU D017 SCHOOL LAW EXAM PREP 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS UPDATED
STUDY GUIDE
◉ 4th Amendment. Answer: Freedom from unreasonable searches and
seizures
◉ 5th Amendment. Answer: The Right to Remain Silent/Double
Jeopardy, right to due process
◉ 14th Amendment. Answer: Declares that all persons born in the U.S.
are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
◉ compulsory attendance. Answer: Required attendance at school from
an age and to an age set by state legislatures.
◉ National Education Defense Act. Answer: Passed in response to
Sputnik, it provided an oppurtunity and stimulus for college education
for many Americans. It allocated funds for upgrading funds in the
sciences, foreign language, guidance services, and teaching innovation.
1958
◉ Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Answer: 1965 -
Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was
, meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal
program to fund education.
◉ Improving America's Schools Act 1994. Answer: provides for social
workers to receive interdisciplinary training with others on the
professional helping team
◉ NCLB. Answer: No Child Left Behind - 2001 Pres. Bush designed to
promote "standards-based education reform" via assessments that
measure progress; results often affect funding and administration control
◉ ESSA. Answer: The Every Student Succeeds Act is a US law passed
in December 2015 that governs the United States K-12 public education
policy. The law replaced its predecessor, the No Child Left Behind Act,
and modified but did not eliminate provisions relating to the periodic
standardized tests given to students.
◉ CAPTA. Answer: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
◉ FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act). Answer: A
federal law that regulates the management of student records and
disclosure of information from those records. The Act has its own
administrative enforcement mechanism.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS UPDATED
STUDY GUIDE
◉ 4th Amendment. Answer: Freedom from unreasonable searches and
seizures
◉ 5th Amendment. Answer: The Right to Remain Silent/Double
Jeopardy, right to due process
◉ 14th Amendment. Answer: Declares that all persons born in the U.S.
are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
◉ compulsory attendance. Answer: Required attendance at school from
an age and to an age set by state legislatures.
◉ National Education Defense Act. Answer: Passed in response to
Sputnik, it provided an oppurtunity and stimulus for college education
for many Americans. It allocated funds for upgrading funds in the
sciences, foreign language, guidance services, and teaching innovation.
1958
◉ Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Answer: 1965 -
Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was
, meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal
program to fund education.
◉ Improving America's Schools Act 1994. Answer: provides for social
workers to receive interdisciplinary training with others on the
professional helping team
◉ NCLB. Answer: No Child Left Behind - 2001 Pres. Bush designed to
promote "standards-based education reform" via assessments that
measure progress; results often affect funding and administration control
◉ ESSA. Answer: The Every Student Succeeds Act is a US law passed
in December 2015 that governs the United States K-12 public education
policy. The law replaced its predecessor, the No Child Left Behind Act,
and modified but did not eliminate provisions relating to the periodic
standardized tests given to students.
◉ CAPTA. Answer: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
◉ FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act). Answer: A
federal law that regulates the management of student records and
disclosure of information from those records. The Act has its own
administrative enforcement mechanism.
