Author Question: Why did business groups try to gain control of local urban schools during the early 20th century? ... (Read 130 times)

ap345 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Why did business groups try to gain control of local urban schools during the early 20th century?

a. They wanted to start charter schools and hire their own teachers.
b. They thought that the Bible should be taught in the schools.
c. They thought that the political machines that controlled them were corrupt, inefficient, and ineffective.
d. They did not want their children to be in the same school system as the children of immigrants.

Question 2

An organized effort to influence public policy on behalf of a particular interest is called

a. acting as an ombudsmen.
b. influence peddling.
c. logrolling.
d. lobbying.