Exam 1: Legal Framework Affecting Public Schools

State constitutions perform a number of functions with one exception:

What specific constitutional amendments pertain to education? Discuss the importance of each to the effective operation of public schools.

The Fourteenth Amendment is enforced by state or federal courts operating within their proper jurisdiction.

The U.S. Constitution stipulates that no state shall enforce any law which abridges the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.

The U.S. Constitution is not:

Identify the two primary legal information retrieval systems and discuss how they may support legal research initiatives

________________ are relied on by school personnel as a basic source of law for the operation and management of schools.

_______________ is a judicial process where a case is moved from a lower court to a higher court.

__________________ are professional arms of states that provide consultation and technical support to local school districts.

There are 11 (eleven) Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal.

The U.S. Supreme Court justices spend their time:

____________________ to the __________are considered to represent fundamental liberties of free people.

What are the three essential functions of courts in the United States and what is the relevance of these functions to the administration of public schools as agents of the state?

A State Department of Education is an arm of the Chief State School Officer?

Federal Courts address cases involving constitutional issues.

A statute represents:

_______________ represents the primary source of individual rights and freedoms under the U.S. Constitution.

Discuss the concept of "precedent" and its implication for court decisions affecting public schools.

Local board meetings are closed to the public except by invitation.

Courts are limited to cases or legal conflicts presented to them for resolution.