The commitment of American society to universal education derives from:
A. the ideas of the framers of the Constitution that an educated electorate is necessary for the survival of democracy
B. economic necessity, because more education translates into better jobs
C. religious principles that each individual has an obligation to learn as much as possible
D. nineteenth-century ideas which are no longer relevant in the 21st century
Answer:A
The commitment of American society to universal education derives from:
A. the ideas of the framers of the Constitution that an educated electorate is necessary for the survival of democracy B. economic necessity, because more education translates into better jobs C. religious principles that each individual has an obligation to learn as much as possible D. nineteenth-century ideas which are no longer relevant in the 21st century