FED (Historical) 2

Question 1

Which 1954 Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer

Brown v. Board of Education overturned Plessy v. Ferguson's 'separate but equal' doctrine in public education.

Question 2

The Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862 primarily served to establish what type of institutions?

Accepted Answer

Agricultural and mechanical colleges

Answer

The Morrill Act granted federal land to states to fund colleges focused on agriculture and the mechanical arts.

Question 3

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi's educational philosophy emphasized which foundational principle?

Accepted Answer

Learning through sensory experience and observation

Answer

Pestalozzi believed children learn best through direct sensory experience, influencing object teaching methods.

Question 4

The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 was significant in U.S. education history because it provided federal funding for what?

Accepted Answer

Vocational education in public schools

Answer

Smith-Hughes was the first major federal act to fund vocational education in secondary schools.

Question 5

Which philosopher argued in 'Some Thoughts Concerning Education' (1693) that the mind is a 'tabula rasa' shaped entirely by experience?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Answer

John Locke's blank-slate theory held that experience, not innate ideas, shapes the child's mind.

FED - Foundations of Education Practice Test