🏫Abolishing the Department of Education: What Happens to Your Schools
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When Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education on March 20, 2025, it launched a process that could reshape how your local schools get funded and who controls what your kids learn. This quiz breaks down what federal education dollars actually pay for and how power would shift to states.
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1
When was the Department of Education created as a Cabinet-level agency?
Multiple Choice
Government
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What constitutional power allows Congress to create federal education programs?
Multiple Choice
Constitutional Law
3
What percentage of total K-12 education funding comes from the federal government?
Multiple Choice
Government
4
Which amendment supports the argument that education should be controlled by states?
Multiple Choice
Constitutional Law
5
Which is the largest teachers union in the United States?
Multiple Choice
Civic Action
6
What federal law requires schools to provide special education services?
Multiple Choice
Government
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What is the largest source of K-12 education funding?
Multiple Choice
Civic Action
8
Approximately how many people work for the Department of Education?
Multiple Choice
Government
9
Which federal program provides scholarships for low-income students to attend private schools?
Multiple Choice
Public Policy
10
Which Education Department office collects national education statistics?
Multiple Choice
Government
11
How many students receive Pell Grants annually?
Multiple Choice
Public Policy
12
What is the largest federal education program for K-12 schools?
Short Answer
Public Policy
13
What Supreme Court case established that education is not a fundamental right under the Constitution?
Short Answer
Constitutional Law
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What Supreme Court case established limits on Congress's spending power to influence state policies?
Short Answer
Constitutional Law
16
All 50 state constitutions require the state to provide public education.
True/False
Civic Action
17
The president can eliminate a federal department without Congressional approval.
True/False
Government
18
The Department of Education manages federal student loan programs.
True/False
Public Policy
19
The word "education" appears in the U.S. Constitution.
True/False
Constitutional Law
20
The Commerce Clause has been used to justify federal education programs.
True/False
Constitutional Law