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SPED 400 Law 2026/2027 Midterm Test Exam 100
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1. It was primarily by the efforts of ______________ that educational rights for children with
disabilities were recognized and eventually mandated.
A. Teachers
B. School administrators
C. Parents ✅
D. State legislators
Correct Answer: Parents
2. In 1990, which two disability categories were added to IDEA?
A. Deaf-Blindness and Orthopedic Impairment
B. Emotional Disturbance and Speech Impairment
C. Autism and Traumatic Brain Injury ✅
D. Visual Impairment and Multiple Disabilities
Correct Answer: Autism and Traumatic Brain Injury
3. Prior to 1975, access to educational opportunities for students with disabilities was mainly
limited because:
A. Many schools excluded students with disabilities.
B. There was no federal guarantee of services.
C. Both A and B ✅
D. Parents declined educational services.
Correct Answer: Both A and B
4. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 was popularly known as: A.
IDEA
B. Section 504 C.
P.L. 94-142 ✅
D. ADA
Correct Answer: P.L. 94-142
5. In 1990, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was renamed the:
A. Americans with Disabilities Act
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B. Every Student Succeeds Act
C. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ✅
D. Rehabilitation Act
Correct Answer: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
6. Which agency approves state special education plans and distributes IDEA funds?
A. Office for Civil Rights
B. Department of Justice
C. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) ✅
D. Council for Exceptional Children
Correct Answer: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
7. IDEA reauthorizations in 1997 and 2004 placed increased emphasis on IEP goals that required
the IEP to:
A. Focus only on behavior.
B. Include measurable annual goals.
C. Prepare students for post-school outcomes.
D. Both B and C ✅
Correct Answer: Both B and C
8. IDEA does NOT require states to provide special education services to students identified only
as:
A. Students with autism
B. Students with hearing impairments
C. Gifted and talented students ✅
D. Students with specific learning disabilities
Correct Answer: Gifted and talented students
9. The primary purpose of involving parents in the IEP process is to: A.
Reduce legal disputes.
B. Ensure compliance with state funding.
C. Ensure an opportunity to provide input regarding the development of the IEP. ✅
D. Approve teacher lesson plans.
Correct Answer: Ensure an opportunity to provide input regarding the development of the IEP.
10. The primary mechanism for providing a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is the:
A. Section 504 Plan
B. Behavior Intervention Plan C. IEP requirement of IDEA ✅
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D. Manifestation Determination Review
Correct Answer: IEP requirement of IDEA
11. In Board of Education v. Rowley, the Supreme Court described the "basic floor of opportunity"
as:
A. Equal educational outcomes.
B. Maximum educational benefit.
C. A guarantee of meaningful access to special instruction and related services. ✅
D. Equal funding for all students.
Correct Answer: A guarantee of meaningful access to special instruction and related services.
12. Which case established that the stay-put provision applies before suspension or expulsion and
recognized the 10-day suspension standard?
A. Rowley v. Hendrick Hudson
B. PARC v. Pennsylvania C. Honig v. Doe (1988) ✅
D. Brown v. Board of Education
Correct Answer: Honig v. Doe (1988)
13. Light v. Parkway C-2 School District (1994) dealt with: A.
Graduation requirements.
B. Transition services.
C. Removal of an allegedly dangerous child with a disability who poses an immediate threat to self
or others. ✅
D. Transportation services.
Correct Answer: Removal of an allegedly dangerous child with a disability who poses an immediate
threat to self or others.
14. An appropriate education is one that: A.
Meets individual student needs.
B. Provides meaningful educational benefit.
C. Includes appropriate related services.
D. All of the above ✅
Correct Answer: All of the above
15. Which is the largest disability category under IDEA?
A. Autism
B. Emotional Disturbance
C. Intellectual Disability
D. Specific Learning Disabilities ✅
SPED 400 Law 2026/2027 Midterm Test Exam 100
comprehensive questions |RECENT AND FREQUENTLY
MOST TESTED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/GET
IT 100% ACCURATE!! 2026!!
1. It was primarily by the efforts of ______________ that educational rights for children with
disabilities were recognized and eventually mandated.
A. Teachers
B. School administrators
C. Parents ✅
D. State legislators
Correct Answer: Parents
2. In 1990, which two disability categories were added to IDEA?
A. Deaf-Blindness and Orthopedic Impairment
B. Emotional Disturbance and Speech Impairment
C. Autism and Traumatic Brain Injury ✅
D. Visual Impairment and Multiple Disabilities
Correct Answer: Autism and Traumatic Brain Injury
3. Prior to 1975, access to educational opportunities for students with disabilities was mainly
limited because:
A. Many schools excluded students with disabilities.
B. There was no federal guarantee of services.
C. Both A and B ✅
D. Parents declined educational services.
Correct Answer: Both A and B
4. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 was popularly known as: A.
IDEA
B. Section 504 C.
P.L. 94-142 ✅
D. ADA
Correct Answer: P.L. 94-142
5. In 1990, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was renamed the:
A. Americans with Disabilities Act
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B. Every Student Succeeds Act
C. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ✅
D. Rehabilitation Act
Correct Answer: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
6. Which agency approves state special education plans and distributes IDEA funds?
A. Office for Civil Rights
B. Department of Justice
C. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) ✅
D. Council for Exceptional Children
Correct Answer: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
7. IDEA reauthorizations in 1997 and 2004 placed increased emphasis on IEP goals that required
the IEP to:
A. Focus only on behavior.
B. Include measurable annual goals.
C. Prepare students for post-school outcomes.
D. Both B and C ✅
Correct Answer: Both B and C
8. IDEA does NOT require states to provide special education services to students identified only
as:
A. Students with autism
B. Students with hearing impairments
C. Gifted and talented students ✅
D. Students with specific learning disabilities
Correct Answer: Gifted and talented students
9. The primary purpose of involving parents in the IEP process is to: A.
Reduce legal disputes.
B. Ensure compliance with state funding.
C. Ensure an opportunity to provide input regarding the development of the IEP. ✅
D. Approve teacher lesson plans.
Correct Answer: Ensure an opportunity to provide input regarding the development of the IEP.
10. The primary mechanism for providing a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is the:
A. Section 504 Plan
B. Behavior Intervention Plan C. IEP requirement of IDEA ✅
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D. Manifestation Determination Review
Correct Answer: IEP requirement of IDEA
11. In Board of Education v. Rowley, the Supreme Court described the "basic floor of opportunity"
as:
A. Equal educational outcomes.
B. Maximum educational benefit.
C. A guarantee of meaningful access to special instruction and related services. ✅
D. Equal funding for all students.
Correct Answer: A guarantee of meaningful access to special instruction and related services.
12. Which case established that the stay-put provision applies before suspension or expulsion and
recognized the 10-day suspension standard?
A. Rowley v. Hendrick Hudson
B. PARC v. Pennsylvania C. Honig v. Doe (1988) ✅
D. Brown v. Board of Education
Correct Answer: Honig v. Doe (1988)
13. Light v. Parkway C-2 School District (1994) dealt with: A.
Graduation requirements.
B. Transition services.
C. Removal of an allegedly dangerous child with a disability who poses an immediate threat to self
or others. ✅
D. Transportation services.
Correct Answer: Removal of an allegedly dangerous child with a disability who poses an immediate
threat to self or others.
14. An appropriate education is one that: A.
Meets individual student needs.
B. Provides meaningful educational benefit.
C. Includes appropriate related services.
D. All of the above ✅
Correct Answer: All of the above
15. Which is the largest disability category under IDEA?
A. Autism
B. Emotional Disturbance
C. Intellectual Disability
D. Specific Learning Disabilities ✅
