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Test Bank

For Legal Rights of School Leaders, Teachers, and Students Eighth Ed ition Martha M. McCarthy Suzanne E. Eckes Janet R. Decker Test Bank Answers at the end of this file. 1 / 4

iv © 2019 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to School Law 1

Chapter 2: Tort Liability 5

Chapter 3: Church/State Relations 9

Chapter 4: Instructional Issues 13

Chapter 5: Student Expression, Association, and Appearance 16

Chapter 6: Student Classifications 20

Chapter 7: Rights of Students with Disabilities 24

Chapter 8: Student Discipline 28

Chapter 9: Conditions of Employment and Collective Bargaining 32

Chapter 10: Employees’ Substantive Constitutional Rights 36

Chapter 11: Discrimination in Employment 40

Chapter 12: Termination of Employment 43

Chapter 13: Alternatives to Increase Educational Choice 47

Multiple Choice Answer Key Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 51 Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 52 2 / 4

1 © 2019 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.Public School Law Test Bank Below are multiple choice questions that are based on the readings in each chapter of the eighth edition of Legal Rights of School Leaders, Teachers, and Students.

Chapter 1: Introduction to School Law

1.What statutes (also known as statutory law)?a.Laws that are created by the courts.b.Laws that are created by federal agencies.c.Laws that are created by Congress.d.Laws that are created by state legislatures.e.Both c and d are correct.

2.What is case or common law?a.The collective body of law derived from court decisions.b.The collective body of law derived from federal agency decisions.c.The collective body of law derived from Congressional decisions.d.The collective body of law derived from state legislature decisions.e.Both a and b are correct.

3.What is the hierarchy of the federal court system (in order of lowest to highest court)?a.U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. State Supreme Court b.State Supreme Court, State Court of Appeals, State Administrative Courts c.U.S. Southern District Court, U.S. District Court, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals d.U.S. District Court, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court e.State Jurisdictional Courts, State Probate Courts, State Supreme Court

• What is a federal statute?

a.A unanimous decision passed by the U.S. Supreme Court.b.A law passed by the U.S. Congress.c.A state court’s final decision.d.A Department of Education regulation.e.None of the above.

• A regulation is

a.Created by an administrative agency and gives further clarity to a law.b.A rule of law created by a state supreme court.c.A rule of law created by the U.S. Supreme Court.d.An amendment to federal legislation.e.Both c and d are correct.

6.How many U.S. circuit courts of appeal are there in the U.S.?a.5 b.13 c.50 d.1 e.100 3 / 4

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• How many justices currently sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?
• 5
• 9
• 13
• 1
• 100

• The principal suspended Liz’s son for praying in school and Liz is ready to sue. What

court(s) could Liz file her suit in?

• Liz’s case must file her case in an administrative court because she must exhaust her

administrative remedies first.

• Liz could file her case in a state trial court because state courts accept any type of

case.

• Liz could file her case in the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Court because the

case is about a constitutional issue.

• Liz could file her case in the U.S. District Court because the case is about a

constitutional issue.

• Both b and d are correct.

• Which best describes the state court system?
• Trial courts, Appellate Courts, and State Supreme Court
• Intermediate Court, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Supreme Court
• Municipal Court, Federal Court, Superior Court
• Municipal Court/Superior Court, Appellate Court, State Supreme Court
• Superior Court, Municipal Court, District Court

• What does subject matter jurisdiction do?
• Limits the type of cases a court can consider.
• Prohibits judges from being appointed for life.
• Requires all school-related controversies to be settled in an administrative forum.
• Restricts a court from deciding cases outside of the physical boundaries assigned to

that court.

• Mandates that only constitutional amendments are reviewed.

• Which are two main types of federal legislation relating to education?
• School board policies and funding laws.
• Civil rights laws and school board policies.
• State regulations and civil rights laws.
• Funding laws and civil rights laws.
• School board policies and state regulations.

• Which of the following is NOT an example of a U.S. constitutional amendment that has

had a significant impact on public schools.

• First Amendment
• Fourth Amendment
• Seventh Amendment
• Ninth Amendment
• Fourteenth Amendment

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