Primary (or elementary) education consists of the first five to seven years of formal, structured education. In general, primary education consists of six to eight years of schooling starting at the age of five or six, although this varies between, and sometimes within, countries. Globally, around 89% of children aged six to twelve are enrolled in primary education, and this proportion is rising. Under the Education For All programs driven by UNESCO, most countries have committed to achieving universal enrollment in primary education by 2015, and in many countries, it is compulsory. The division between primary and secondary education is somewhat arbitrary, but it generally occurs at about eleven or twelve years of age. Some education systems have separate middle schools, with the transition to the final stage of secondary education taking place at around the age of fourteen. Schools that provide primary education, are mostly referred to as primary schools or elementary schools. Primary schools are often subdivided into infant schools and junior school.

What is another term used for Primary education?

elementary

What does primary school consist of?

first five to seven years of formal, structured education

What is the name of the orgination who is striving to get all the countries on the same path with primary education?

UNESCO

What is not another term used for Primary education?

I'm not sure.

What is not another term for elementary?

I'm not sure.

What education is the first 4 years of formal education?

I'm not sure.

What happened in 2014?

I'm not sure.

What occurs at age 10?

I'm not sure.


In most contemporary educational systems of the world, secondary education comprises the formal education that occurs during adolescence. It is characterized by transition from the typically compulsory, comprehensive primary education for minors, to the optional, selective tertiary, "postsecondary", or "higher" education (e.g. university, vocational school) for adults. Depending on the system, schools for this period, or a part of it, may be called secondary or high schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, middle schools, colleges, or vocational schools. The exact meaning of any of these terms varies from one system to another. The exact boundary between primary and secondary education also varies from country to country and even within them, but is generally around the seventh to the tenth year of schooling. Secondary education occurs mainly during the teenage years. In the United States, Canada and Australia, primary and secondary education together are sometimes referred to as K-12 education, and in New Zealand Year 1–13 is used. The purpose of secondary education can be to give common knowledge, to prepare for higher education, or to train directly in a profession.

What does secondary education comprise of?

formal education that occurs during adolescence

What two examples were given of what "postsecondary" or "higher" education?

university, vocational school

When does secondary schooling typically take place?

teenage years

What is the purpose of secondary education?

to prepare for higher education, or to train directly in a profession.


Secondary education in the United States did not emerge until 1910, with the rise of large corporations and advancing technology in factories, which required skilled workers. In order to meet this new job demand, high schools were created, with a curriculum focused on practical job skills that would better prepare students for white collar or skilled blue collar work. This proved beneficial for both employers and employees, since the improved human capital lowered costs for the employer, while skilled employees received a higher wages.

When did secondary education emerge in the United States?

Why was secondary school introduced in the U.S?

rise of large corporations and advancing technology

Who benefited from secondary schools?

employers and employees

What emerged in 1912?

I'm not sure.

Why wasn't secondary school introduced in the U.S?

I'm not sure.

Who didn't benefit from secondary schools?

I'm not sure.

Why were high schools not created?

I'm not sure.


Higher education, also called tertiary, third stage, or postsecondary education, is the non-compulsory educational level that follows the completion of a school such as a high school or secondary school. Tertiary education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training. Colleges and universities mainly provide tertiary education. Collectively, these are sometimes known as tertiary institutions. Individuals who complete tertiary education generally receive certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees.

What was another name used for Higher Education?

tertiary, third stage, or postsecondary education

What is High Education?

follows the completion of a school such as a high school

What does Tertiary education include?

undergraduate and postgraduate education

What is another name for the fourth stage of education?

I'm not sure.

What is another name for the first stage of education?

I'm not sure.

What is another name for the second stage of education?

I'm not sure.

What does Tertiary education not include?

I'm not sure.

People do not receive certificates from what level of education?

I'm not sure.


University education includes teaching, research, and social services activities, and it includes both the undergraduate level (sometimes referred to as tertiary education) and the graduate (or postgraduate) level (sometimes referred to as graduate school). Universities are generally composed of several colleges. In the United States, universities can be private and independent like Yale University; public and state-governed like the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education; or independent but state-funded like the University of Virginia. A number of career specific courses are now available to students through the Internet.

What does University education include?

teaching, research, and social services activities,

What are usually Universities made up of?

several colleges

What type of University would Yale fall under?

independent

What does University education not include?

I'm not sure.

What are usually Universities not made up of?

I'm not sure.

What type of University is Yale not considered?

I'm not sure.

What type of school is the Pennsylvania State System not considered?

I'm not sure.

What is not an alternative to in-school learning?

I'm not sure.


In the past, those who were disabled were often not eligible for public education. Children with disabilities were repeatedly denied an education by physicians or special tutors. These early physicians (people like Itard, Seguin, Howe, Gallaudet) set the foundation for special education today. They focused on individualized instruction and functional skills. In its early years, special education was only provided to people with severe disabilities, but more recently it has been opened to anyone who has experienced difficulty learning.

What was a rule for disabled people in the past for education?

not eligible for public education

Who denied children with disabilities to be unable to attend a public school?

physicians or special tutors

Who were some of these early physicians?

Itard, Seguin, Howe, Gallaudet

What would Special Education usually only apply to in the early years of schooling in the U.S?

people with severe disabilities

What was a rule for non-disabled people in the past for education?

I'm not sure.

Who didn't deny children with disabilities to be unable to attend a public school?

I'm not sure.

Who were some of these modern physicians?

I'm not sure.

Who does modern special education exclude?

I'm not sure.


While considered "alternative" today, most alternative systems have existed since ancient times. After the public school system was widely developed beginning in the 19th century, some parents found reasons to be discontented with the new system. Alternative education developed in part as a reaction to perceived limitations and failings of traditional education. A broad range of educational approaches emerged, including alternative schools, self learning, homeschooling and unschooling. Example alternative schools include Montessori schools, Waldorf schools (or Steiner schools), Friends schools, Sands School, Summerhill School, The Peepal Grove School, Sudbury Valley School, Krishnamurti schools, and open classroom schools. Charter schools are another example of alternative education, which have in the recent years grown in numbers in the US and gained greater importance in its public education system.

What is another term used for Special Education Services?

alternative

When were public schools become more and more developed?

19th century

What are some examples of alternative schools?

Montessori schools, Waldorf schools (or Steiner schools), Friends schools

What is not another term used for Special Education Services?

I'm not sure.

What aren't some examples of alternative schools?

I'm not sure.

A charter school is not considered what type of school?

I'm not sure.

What hasn't gained importance in public education?

I'm not sure.


In time, some ideas from these experiments and paradigm challenges may be adopted as the norm in education, just as Friedrich Fröbel's approach to early childhood education in 19th-century Germany has been incorporated into contemporary kindergarten classrooms. Other influential writers and thinkers have included the Swiss humanitarian Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi; the American transcendentalists Amos Bronson Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau; the founders of progressive education, John Dewey and Francis Parker; and educational pioneers such as Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner, and more recently John Caldwell Holt, Paul Goodman, Frederick Mayer, George Dennison and Ivan Illich.

Whos educatgion approach was introduced in Germany in the 19th century and is used in most Kindergartens?

Friedrich Fröbel's

Who from Switzerland was an influential in education?

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Who were the founders of progressive education?

John Dewey and Francis Parker

What happened in Germany in the 18th century?

I'm not sure.

When was Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi born?

I'm not sure.

When did Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi die?

I'm not sure.

Who is not an American transcendentalist?

I'm not sure.

Who was the founder of non-progressive education?

I'm not sure.


Indigenous education refers to the inclusion of indigenous knowledge, models, methods, and content within formal and non-formal educational systems. Often in a post-colonial context, the growing recognition and use of indigenous education methods can be a response to the erosion and loss of indigenous knowledge and language through the processes of colonialism. Furthermore, it can enable indigenous communities to "reclaim and revalue their languages and cultures, and in so doing, improve the educational success of indigenous students."

What makes up Indigenous education?

indigenous knowledge, models, methods, and content

In which two systems can Indigenous education be used?

formal and non-formal educational systems

What is one of the main purposes for Indigenous education?

improve the educational success of indigenous students

What does not make up Indigenous education?

I'm not sure.

What education is only a formal educational system?

I'm not sure.

What is not a main purposes for Indigenous education?

I'm not sure.

What do indigenous communites not do in education?

I'm not sure.


Informal learning is one of three forms of learning defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Informal learning occurs in a variety of places, such as at home, work, and through daily interactions and shared relationships among members of society. For many learners this includes language acquisition, cultural norms and manners. Informal learning for young people is an ongoing process that also occurs in a variety of places, such as out of school time, in youth programs at community centers and media labs.

Who defines informal learning?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Where does informal learning occur?

home, work, and through daily interactions

What does informal leaning usually consist of amongst people who take this route of learning?

language acquisition, cultural norms and manners

Who does not define informal learning?

I'm not sure.

Where does formal learning occur?

I'm not sure.

When doesn't informal learning occur?

I'm not sure.

What does informal learning not teach?

I'm not sure.

Where do young people not get informal education?

I'm not sure.


Informal learning usually takes place outside educational establishments, does not follow a specified curriculum and may originate accidentally, sporadically, in association with certain occasions, from changing practical requirements. It is not necessarily planned to be pedagogically conscious, systematic and according to subjects, but rather unconsciously incidental, holistically problem-related, and related to situation management and fitness for life. It is experienced directly in its "natural" function of everyday life and is often spontaneous.

Where does informal learning usually take place?

outside educational establishments

What is not necessary for informal learning?

to be pedagogically conscious, systematic and according to subjects

What falls under the informal learning umbrella?

unconsciously incidental, holistically problem-related, and related to situation management

Where does informal learning not usually take place?

I'm not sure.

What is necessary for informal learning?

I'm not sure.

What falls under the formal learning umbrella?

I'm not sure.

What is experienced directly in unnatural function of every day life?

I'm not sure.

What is not a spontaneous type of learning?

I'm not sure.


The concept of 'education through recreation' was applied to childhood development in the 19th century. In the early 20th century, the concept was broadened to include young adults but the emphasis was on physical activities. L.P. Jacks, also an early proponent of lifelong learning, described education through recreation: "A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play, his labour and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself he always seems to be doing both. Enough for him that he does it well." Education through recreation is the opportunity to learn in a seamless fashion through all of life's activities. The concept has been revived by the University of Western Ontario to teach anatomy to medical students.

When was the 'education through recreation" applied to childhood?

19th century

When was the concept of 'education through recreation' changed and expanded?

20th century

What changed when the concept was broadened?

to include young adults

When was the 'education through recreation" applied to adulthood?

I'm not sure.

What happened in the 18th century?

I'm not sure.

What happened in the 21st century?

I'm not sure.

What did not change when the concept was broadened?

I'm not sure.

Who said  "A master in the art of living draws very sharp distinction between his work and his play"

I'm not sure.


Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) is a contemplative, absorbing process, of "learning on your own" or "by yourself", or as a self-teacher. Some autodidacts spend a great deal of time reviewing the resources of libraries and educational websites. One may become an autodidact at nearly any point in one's life. While some may have been informed in a conventional manner in a particular field, they may choose to inform themselves in other, often unrelated areas. Notable autodidacts include Abraham Lincoln (U.S. president), Srinivasa Ramanujan (mathematician), Michael Faraday (chemist and physicist), Charles Darwin (naturalist), Thomas Alva Edison (inventor), Tadao Ando (architect), George Bernard Shaw (playwright), Frank Zappa (composer, recording engineer, film director), and Leonardo da Vinci (engineer, scientist, mathematician).

What does Auto didacticism generally mean?

learning on your own

When can you become an Autodidact?

any point in one's life

Which famous U.S president was a Autodidact?

Abraham Lincoln

Which famous inventor was a Autodidact?

Thomas Alva Edison

What is a non-contemplative, absorbing process?

I'm not sure.

When can you not become an Autodidact?

I'm not sure.

Which U.S president was not an Autodidact?

I'm not sure.

Which famous inventor was not an Autodidact?

I'm not sure.

What engineer was not an autodidact?

I'm not sure.


In 2012, the modern use of electronic educational technology (also called e-learning) had grown at 14 times the rate of traditional learning.[clarification needed] Open education is fast growing to become the dominant form of education, for many reasons such as its efficiency and results compared to traditional methods. Cost of education has been an issue throughout history, and a major political issue in most countries today. Online courses often can be more expensive than face-to-face classes. Out of 182 colleges surveyed in 2009 nearly half said tuition for online courses was higher than for campus based ones. Many large university institutions are now starting to offer free or almost free full courses such as Harvard, MIT and Berkeley teaming up to form edX. Other universities offering open education are Stanford, Princeton, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Edinburgh, U. Penn, U. Michigan, U. Virginia, U. Washington, and Caltech. It has been called the biggest change in the way we learn since the printing press. Despite favorable studies on effectiveness, many people may still desire to choose traditional campus education for social and cultural reasons.

In what year did e-learning jump 14 times over traditional leaning?

Which form of education looks to be the dominant form i the coming years?

Open education

What has been a constant issue with education for as long as education has been around itself?

Cost of education

Which type of schooling can be most expensive?

Online courses

What happened in 2011?

I'm not sure.

What grew at 10 times the rate of traditional learning?

I'm not sure.

What is slow to become the dominant form of education?

I'm not sure.

What did surveys show in 2008?

I'm not sure.

What schools do not offer free education?

I'm not sure.


The conventional merit-system degree is currently not as common in open education as it is in campus universities, although some open universities do already offer conventional degrees such as the Open University in the United Kingdom. Presently, many of the major open education sources offer their own form of certificate. Due to the popularity of open education, these new kind of academic certificates are gaining more respect and equal "academic value" to traditional degrees. Many open universities are working to have the ability to offer students standardized testing and traditional degrees and credentials. A culture is beginning to form around distance learning for people who are looking to social connections enjoyed on traditional campuses. For example, students may create study groups, meetups and movements such as UnCollege.

What is not as common in open education?

merit-system degree

Which University offers conventional degrees?

Open University in the United Kingdom

What do most open education sources offer?

own form of certificate

What is common in open education?

I'm not sure.

Which University do not offer conventional degrees?

I'm not sure.

What do open education sources never offer?

I'm not sure.

What do not have equal academic value?

I'm not sure.

What is no longer forming around distance learning?

I'm not sure.


Universal Primary Education is one of the eight international Millennium Development Goals, towards which progress has been made in the past decade, though barriers still remain. Securing charitable funding from prospective donors is one particularly persistent problem. Researchers at the Overseas Development Institute have indicated that the main obstacles to funding for education include conflicting donor priorities, an immature aid architecture, and a lack of evidence and advocacy for the issue. Additionally, Transparency International has identified corruption in the education sector as a major stumbling block to achieving Universal Primary Education in Africa. Furthermore, demand in the developing world for improved educational access is not as high as foreigners have expected. Indigenous governments are reluctant to take on the ongoing costs involved. There is also economic pressure from some parents, who prefer their children to earn money in the short term rather than work towards the long-term benefits of education.[citation needed]

What does Universal Primary Education belong to?

international Millennium Development Goals

What is one issue that hurts Universal Primary Education?

charitable funding

Which organization has discovered corruption in the educator sector?

Transparency International

What does Universal Primary Education not belong to?

I'm not sure.

What is one issue that helps Universal Primary Education?

I'm not sure.

Which organization has not had corruption in the educator sector?

I'm not sure.

What parents do not give pressure to their children for schooling?

I'm not sure.

Who should earn money in the long term instead of short term?

I'm not sure.


Similarities — in systems or even in ideas — that schools share internationally have led to an increase in international student exchanges. The European Socrates-Erasmus Program facilitates exchanges across European universities. The Soros Foundation provides many opportunities for students from central Asia and eastern Europe. Programs such as the International Baccalaureate have contributed to the internationalization of education. The global campus online, led by American universities, allows free access to class materials and lecture files recorded during the actual classes.

What has come from similarities in systems?

increase in international student exchanges

Which programfacilitates the exchange students across Europe?

The European Socrates-Erasmus Program

Which group provides opportunities for Eastern Europe and Asia exchange students?

The Soros Foundation

What has come from differences in systems?

I'm not sure.

Which program facilitates the exchange students across Asia?

I'm not sure.

Which group provides opportunities for Northern Europe exchange students?

I'm not sure.

What country does not lead global campuses online?

I'm not sure.


Research into LCPS (low cost private schools) found that over 5 years to July 2013, debate around LCPSs to achieving Education for All (EFA) objectives was polarised and finding growing coverage in international policy. The polarisation was due to disputes around whether the schools are affordable for the poor, reach disadvantaged groups, provide quality education, support or undermine equality, and are financially sustainable. The report examined the main challenges encountered by development organisations which support LCPSs. Surveys suggest these types of schools are expanding across Africa and Asia. This success is attributed to excess demand. These surveys found concern for:

What does LCPS stand for?

low cost private schools

What was the reason for the polarisation for affordable schooling?

disputes around whether the schools are affordable for the poor

Where are these types of school spreading across?

Africa and Asia

What does LCPS not stand for?

I'm not sure.

What was the reason for the polarisation for non-affordable schooling?

I'm not sure.

Where are these types of school not spreading across?

I'm not sure.

What is the failure attributed to?

I'm not sure.

What did not reach disadvantaged groups?

I'm not sure.


Some claim that there is education inequality because children did not exceed the education of their parents. This education inequality is then associated with income inequality. Although critical thinking is a goal of education, criticism and blame are often the unintended by products of our current educational process. Students often blame their teachers and their textbooks, despite the availability of libraries and the internet. When someone tries to improve education, the educational establishment itself occasionally showers the person with criticism rather than gratitude. Better by products of an educational system would be gratitude and determination.

What are some of the claims being pointed towards education inequality?

children did not exceed the education of their parents

Who do students often blame for their education short comings?

teachers and their textbooks

What happens when someone tries to improve education?

the educational establishment itself occasionally showers the person with criticism rather than gratitude

What are some of the claims being pointed towards education equality?

I'm not sure.

Who do students never blame for their education short comings?

I'm not sure.

What happens when someone doesn't try to improve education?

I'm not sure.

What is not a goal of education?

I'm not sure.

What are the intended products of our current educational process?

I'm not sure.


Developed countries have people with more resources (housing, food, transportation, water and sewage treatment, hospitals, health care, libraries, books, media, schools, the internet, education, etc.) than most of the world's population. One merely needs to see through travel or the media how many people in the undeveloped countries live to sense this. However, one can also use economic data to gain some insight into this. Yet criticism and blame are common among people in the developed countries.

What is the discrepancy between Developed and less developed countries?

Developed countries have people with more resources

What resources do developed countries have better access to?

housing, food, transportation

What is common in developed countries?

criticism and blame

What is not a discrepancy between Developed and less developed countries?

I'm not sure.

What is not an example of a resource?

I'm not sure.

What resources do undeveloped countries have better access to?

I'm not sure.

What is common in undeveloped countries?

I'm not sure.

How can people see developed countries?

I'm not sure.


Gratitude for all these resources and the determination to develop oneself would be more productive than criticism and blame because the resources are readily available and because, if you blame others, there is no need for you to do something different tomorrow or for you to change and improve. Where there is a will, there is a way. People in developed countries have the will and the way to do many things that they want to do. They sometimes need more determination and will to improve and to educate themselves with the resources that are abundantly available. They occasionally need more gratitude for the resources they have, including their teachers and their textbooks. The entire internet is also available to supplement these teachers and textbooks.

What is one good trait about students from developed countries?

have the will and the way to do many things

What use of technology can greatly supplement how teachers teach in the classroom?

internet

What do students also need occasionally before putting blame on teachers?

gratitude for the resources they have

What is one good trait about students from undeveloped countries?

I'm not sure.

What use of technology does not supplement how teachers teach in the classroom?

I'm not sure.

What do students also need occasionally after putting blame on teachers?

I'm not sure.

The internet cannot supplement what resources in school?

I'm not sure.


Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Although the terms "educational psychology" and "school psychology" are often used interchangeably, researchers and theorists are likely to be identified as educational psychologists, whereas practitioners in schools or school-related settings are identified as school psychologists. Educational psychology is concerned with the processes of educational attainment in the general population and in sub-populations such as gifted children and those with specific disabilities.

What is the meaning of Education psychology?

the study of how humans learn in educational settings

What is also used interchangeably  with Education psychology?

school psychology

Who are likely to be identified as educational psychologist?

researchers and theorists

What is educational psychology concerned with?

the processes of educational attainment

What is the study of how humans do not learn?

I'm not sure.

What term is not used interchangeably with the term education psychology?

I'm not sure.

What are not identified as educational psychologist?

I'm not sure.

What does educational psychology not study?

I'm not sure.

What is not a sub-population?

I'm not sure.


Educational psychology can in part be understood through its relationship with other disciplines. It is informed primarily by psychology, bearing a relationship to that discipline analogous to the relationship between medicine and biology. Educational psychology in turn informs a wide range of specialties within educational studies, including instructional design, educational technology, curriculum development, organizational learning, special education and classroom management. Educational psychology both draws from and contributes to cognitive science and the learning sciences. In universities, departments of educational psychology are usually housed within faculties of education, possibly accounting for the lack of representation of educational psychology content in introductory psychology textbooks (Lucas, Blazek, & Raley, 2006).

How can Educational psychology in part be understood?

through its relationship with other disciplines

How is the method of educational psychology have some relation to medicine and biology?

discipline analogous

Where does education psychology draw from?

contributes to cognitive science and the learning sciences

In universities where are the departments of educational psychology normally held?

faculties of education

How does educational psychology go misunderstood?

I'm not sure.

Where does education psychology not get inspiration from?

I'm not sure.

where are the departments of educational psychology never held?

I'm not sure.

What is not an example of a specialty within educational studies?

I'm not sure.


Intelligence is an important factor in how the individual responds to education. Those who have higher intelligence tend to perform better at school and go on to higher levels of education. This effect is also observable in the opposite direction, in that education increases measurable intelligence. Studies have shown that while educational attainment is important in predicting intelligence in later life, intelligence at 53 is more closely correlated to intelligence at 8 years old than to educational attainment.

What is important for a student in education?

Intelligence

What does education increase in a student?

measurable intelligence

What is intelligence at 53 more closely related to?

intelligence at 8

What is not important for a student in education?

I'm not sure.

What does education decrease in a student?

I'm not sure.

What is intelligence at 53 less related to?

I'm not sure.

What level of education do those who do not perform well at school go to?

I'm not sure.


Dunn and Dunn focused on identifying relevant stimuli that may influence learning and manipulating the school environment, at about the same time as Joseph Renzulli recommended varying teaching strategies. Howard Gardner identified a wide range of modalities in his Multiple Intelligences theories. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Keirsey Temperament Sorter, based on the works of Jung, focus on understanding how people's personality affects the way they interact personally, and how this affects the way individuals respond to each other within the learning environment. The work of David Kolb and Anthony Gregorc's Type Delineator follows a similar but more simplified approach.

Who focused on identifying stimuli that can influence learning?

Dunn

Who also along with Dunn recommended other teaching studies?

Joseph Renzulli

Who created the Type Delineator?

David Kolb and Anthony Gregorc's

Who discredited identifying stimuli that can influence learning?

I'm not sure.

Who also along with Dunn discouraged other teaching studies?

I'm not sure.

Who disagreed with the Type Delineator?

I'm not sure.

Whose work was the Keirsey Temperament Sorter not based on?

I'm not sure.

Who did not recommend varying strategies?

I'm not sure.


Some theories propose that all individuals benefit from a variety of learning modalities, while others suggest that individuals may have preferred learning styles, learning more easily through visual or kinesthetic experiences. A consequence of the latter theory is that effective teaching should present a variety of teaching methods which cover all three learning modalities so that different students have equal opportunities to learn in a way that is effective for them. Guy Claxton has questioned the extent that learning styles such as Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic(VAK) are helpful, particularly as they can have a tendency to label children and therefore restrict learning. Recent research has argued "there is no adequate evidence base to justify incorporating learning styles assessments into general educational practice."

What do some theories believe?

that all individuals benefit from a variety of learning modalities

What should be included in effective teaching?

teaching methods which cover all three learning modalities

What do some theories disagree with?

I'm not sure.

What should not be included in effective teaching?

I'm not sure.

Who believes learning styles are helpful?

I'm not sure.

Who prefers to label children by learning style?

I'm not sure.

Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic are helpful to do what?

I'm not sure.


As an academic field, philosophy of education is "the philosophical study of education and its problems (...) its central subject matter is education, and its methods are those of philosophy". "The philosophy of education may be either the philosophy of the process of education or the philosophy of the discipline of education. That is, it may be part of the discipline in the sense of being concerned with the aims, forms, methods, or results of the process of educating or being educated; or it may be metadisciplinary in the sense of being concerned with the concepts, aims, and methods of the discipline." As such, it is both part of the field of education and a field of applied philosophy, drawing from fields of metaphysics, epistemology, axiology and the philosophical approaches (speculative, prescriptive, and/or analytic) to address questions in and about pedagogy, education policy, and curriculum, as well as the process of learning, to name a few. For example, it might study what constitutes upbringing and education, the values and norms revealed through upbringing and educational practices, the limits and legitimization of education as an academic discipline, and the relation between education theory and practice.

What can Philosophy education be when we talk about the process?

philosophy of the process of education or the philosophy of the discipline of education

What defines Philosophy education?

the philosophical study of education and its problems

What fields make up field education and a field applied philosophy?

metaphysics, epistemology, axiology and the philosophical approaches

What does not define philosophy education?

I'm not sure.

What fields do not make up field education?

I'm not sure.

What does not draw from fields of metaphysics?

I'm not sure.

What study does not constitute as upbringing and education?

I'm not sure.


Instruction is the facilitation of another's learning. Instructors in primary and secondary institutions are often called teachers, and they direct the education of students and might draw on many subjects like reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. Instructors in post-secondary institutions might be called teachers, instructors, or professors, depending on the type of institution; and they primarily teach only their specific discipline. Studies from the United States suggest that the quality of teachers is the single most important factor affecting student performance, and that countries which score highly on international tests have multiple policies in place to ensure that the teachers they employ are as effective as possible. With the passing of NCLB in the United States (No Child Left Behind), teachers must be highly qualified. A popular way to gauge teaching performance is to use student evaluations of teachers (SETS), but these evaluations have been criticized for being counterproductive to learning and inaccurate due to student bias.

What is another term used for instructors?

teachers

What are the main subjects that are covered by the instructor?

reading, writing, mathematics, science and history

In the United States what is considered the single most important factor in a child's education?

quality of teachers

What is the opposite term used for instructors?

I'm not sure.

What are not main subjects covered by teachers?

I'm not sure.

what is considered the least important factor in a child's education?

I'm not sure.

What is an unpopular way to gauge teaching performance?

I'm not sure.

Teachers don't have to be qualified because of what movement in the US?

I'm not sure.


It has been argued that high rates of education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth. Empirical analyses tend to support the theoretical prediction that poor countries should grow faster than rich countries because they can adopt cutting edge technologies already tried and tested by rich countries. However, technology transfer requires knowledgeable managers and engineers who are able to operate new machines or production practices borrowed from the leader in order to close the gap through imitation. Therefore, a country's ability to learn from the leader is a function of its stock of "human capital". Recent study of the determinants of aggregate economic growth have stressed the importance of fundamental economic institutions and the role of cognitive skills.

What is the theory behind Empirical analyses?

poor countries should grow faster than rich countries

What has been argued about high rates in education?

essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth

What is greatly needed with technology transfer when it relates to education?

requires knowledgeable managers and engineers

What is the theory not behind Empirical analyses?

I'm not sure.

What countries grow slower than rich countries?

I'm not sure.

Why don't poor countries go quickly?

I'm not sure.

What is never needed with technology transfer?

I'm not sure.


At the level of the individual, there is a large literature, generally related to the work of Jacob Mincer, on how earnings are related to the schooling and other human capital. This work has motivated a large number of studies, but is also controversial. The chief controversies revolve around how to interpret the impact of schooling. Some students who have indicated a high potential for learning, by testing with a high intelligence quotient, may not achieve their full academic potential, due to financial difficulties.[citation needed]

Literature on how earnings and how it relates to schooling was greatly influenced by who?

Jacob Mincer

This view of how schooling and earnings has sparked a lot of studies, but what else has it brought up?

is also controversial

What was one of the main concerns of this literature on how schooling and earnings?

not achieve their full academic potential, due to financial difficulties

Who did not influence earnings related to school?

I'm not sure.

What view is not controversial?

I'm not sure.

Why do some kids achieve their full academic potential easily?

I'm not sure.

Students who face financial difficulties might also do what?

I'm not sure.


The Renaissance in Europe ushered in a new age of scientific and intellectual inquiry and appreciation of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Around 1450, Johannes Gutenberg developed a printing press, which allowed works of literature to spread more quickly. The European Age of Empires saw European ideas of education in philosophy, religion, arts and sciences spread out across the globe. Missionaries and scholars also brought back new ideas from other civilisations — as with the Jesuit China missions who played a significant role in the transmission of knowledge, science, and culture between China and Europe, translating works from Europe like Euclid's Elements for Chinese scholars and the thoughts of Confucius for European audiences. The Enlightenment saw the emergence of a more secular educational outlook in Europe.

What did the Renaissance in Asia usher in?

I'm not sure.

What happened in 1460?

I'm not sure.

Who did not develop the printing press?

I'm not sure.

What education did not spread across the globe?

I'm not sure.

Who delivered new ideas to other civilizations?

I'm not sure.


Tennessee (i/tɛnᵻˈsiː/) (Cherokee: ᏔᎾᏏ, Tanasi) is a state located in the southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Tennessee's capital and second largest city is Nashville, which has a population of 601,222. Memphis is the state's largest city, with a population of 653,450.

Which state borders Tennessee to the east?

North Carolina

Which mountains occupy much of eastern Tennessee?

Appalachian Mountains

Which river marks Tennessee's border to the west?

Mississippi River

What is the capital of Tennessee?

Nashville

What is Tennessee's most populous city?

Memphis


The state of Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachians. What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War in 1861. Occupied by Union forces from 1862, it was the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war.

What government formed in 1772 is considered the forerunner of Tennessee?

Watauga Association

What state held territory that would later become part of Tennessee?

North Carolina

What date did Tennessee become one of the United States of America?

June 1, 1796

Which was the final state to join the Confederacy before Civil War fighting started?

Tennessee

Which of the Confederate states rejoined the Union first when the Civil War concluded?

Tennessee


Tennessee furnished more soldiers for the Confederate Army than any other state, and more soldiers for the Union Army than any other Southern state. Beginning during Reconstruction, it had competitive party politics, but a Democratic takeover in the late 1880s resulted in passage of disfranchisement laws that excluded most blacks and many poor whites from voting. This sharply reduced competition in politics in the state until after passage of civil rights legislation in the mid-20th century. In the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from an agrarian economy to a more diversified economy, aided by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority and, in the early 1940s, the city of Oak Ridge. This city was established to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities, helping to build the world's first atomic bomb, which was used during World War II.

Which part dominated Tennessee's politics in the late 1880s?

Democratic

Which Tennessee city was received significant federal investment in the 1940s?

Oak Ridge

What part of the Manhattan Project did Tennessee host?

uranium enrichment facilities

What made Tennessee politics more competitive again in the middle of the 20th century?

civil rights legislation


Tennessee has played a critical role in the development of many forms of American popular music, including rock and roll, blues, country, and rockabilly.[not verified in body] Beale Street in Memphis is considered by many to be the birthplace of the blues, with musicians such as W.C. Handy performing in its clubs as early as 1909.[not verified in body] Memphis is also home to Sun Records, where musicians such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Charlie Rich began their recording careers, and where rock and roll took shape in the 1950s.[not verified in body] The 1927 Victor recording sessions in Bristol generally mark the beginning of the country music genre and the rise of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s helped make Nashville the center of the country music recording industry.[not verified in body] Three brick-and-mortar museums recognize Tennessee's role in nurturing various forms of popular music: the Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, and the International Rock-A-Billy Museum in Jackson. Moreover, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, an online site recognizing the development of rockabilly in which Tennessee played a crucial role, is based in Nashville.[not verified in body]

What locale in Memphis is know as the place where blues was born?

Beale Street

What Tennessee recording company first promoted Elvis Presley?

Sun Records

Which Tennessee city is home to the Country Music Hall of Fame?

Nashville

Which museum celebrating popular music is located in Jackson, Tennessee?

International Rock-A-Billy Museum

In which year is W.C. Handy first known to have been playing in Tennessee clubs?


Tennessee's major industries include agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. Poultry, soybeans, and cattle are the state's primary agricultural products, and major manufacturing exports include chemicals, transportation equipment, and electrical equipment. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is headquartered in the eastern part of the state, and a section of the Appalachian Trail roughly follows the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Other major tourist attractions include the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga; Dollywood in Pigeon Forge; the Parthenon, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville; the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg; and Elvis Presley's Graceland residence and tomb, the Memphis Zoo, and the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.

What is Tennessee's primary non-meat agricultural product?

soybeans

Which national park in Tennessee sees more visitors that any other in the United States?

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

What trail forms part of the border Tennessee shares with North Carolina?

Appalachian Trail

Which Tennessee city hosts the state's most famous aquarium?

Chattanooga

What tourist attraction is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee?

Dollywood


The earliest variant of the name that became Tennessee was recorded by Captain Juan Pardo, the Spanish explorer, when he and his men passed through an American Indian village named "Tanasqui" in 1567 while traveling inland from South Carolina. In the early 18th century, British traders encountered a Cherokee town named Tanasi (or "Tanase") in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee. The town was located on a river of the same name (now known as the Little Tennessee River), and appears on maps as early as 1725. It is not known whether this was the same town as the one encountered by Juan Pardo, although recent research suggests that Pardo's "Tanasqui" was located at the confluence of the Pigeon River and the French Broad River, near modern Newport.

Who first recorded a territorial name in the region that resembles its current name Tennessee?

Captain Juan Pardo

Which Native Americans had a town called Tanasi in present day Monroe County, Tennessee?

Cherokee

Tanasi is know to have been located and mapped by British traders by which year?

What nationality was Juan Pardo?

Spanish


The modern spelling, Tennessee, is attributed to James Glen, the governor of South Carolina, who used this spelling in his official correspondence during the 1750s. The spelling was popularized by the publication of Henry Timberlake's "Draught of the Cherokee Country" in 1765. In 1788, North Carolina created "Tennessee County", the third county to be established in what is now Middle Tennessee. (Tennessee County was the predecessor to current-day Montgomery County and Robertson County.) When a constitutional convention met in 1796 to organize a new state out of the Southwest Territory, it adopted "Tennessee" as the name of the state.

Which governor is given credit for the name Tennessee as it is now spelled?

James Glen

Which work by Henry Timberlake made the current spelling of Tennessee widely popular?

Draught of the Cherokee Country

Which state created a county called Tennessee in 1788?

North Carolina

Which two Tennessee counties cover the area that comprised North Carolina's Tennessee County?

Montgomery County and Robertson County

In which year did a constitutional convention meet to form a new state out of the unincorporated territory that would become Tennessee?


Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State", a nickname some claimed was earned during the War of 1812 because of the prominent role played by volunteer soldiers from Tennessee, especially during the Battle of New Orleans. Other sources differ on the origin of the state nickname; according to the Columbia Encyclopedia, the name refers to volunteers for the Mexican–American War. This explanation is more likely, because President Polk's call for 2,600 nationwide volunteers at the beginning of the Mexican-American War resulted in 30,000 volunteers from Tennessee alone, largely in response to the death of Davy Crockett and appeals by former Tennessee Governor and now Texas politician, Sam Houston.

By what nickname is Tennessee officially known?

Volunteer State

Which major conflict that included the Battle of New Orleans is said to have given Tennessee its nickname?

War of 1812

What conflict overseen by President Polk might be the source of Tennessee's nickname?

Mexican–American War

How many volunteers did Tennessee send to the Mexican-American War?

Which local icon's death inspired many of the Tennessee volunteers during the Mexican-American War?

Davy Crockett


The highest point in the state is Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet (2,025 m). Clingmans Dome, which lies on Tennessee's eastern border, is the highest point on the Appalachian Trail, and is the third highest peak in the United States east of the Mississippi River. The state line between Tennessee and North Carolina crosses the summit. The state's lowest point is the Mississippi River at the Mississippi state line (the lowest point in Memphis, nearby, is at 195 ft (59 m)). The geographical center of the state is located in Murfreesboro.

What is the elevation of Tennessee's highest point?

6,643 feet

What mountain in Tennessee is the Appalachian Trail's highest point?

Clingmans Dome

What river is situated on Tennessee point of lowest elevation?

Mississippi River

Which city marks the geographical center of Tennessee?

Murfreesboro


Stretching west from the Blue Ridge for approximately 55 miles (89 km) is the Ridge and Valley region, in which numerous tributaries join to form the Tennessee River in the Tennessee Valley. This area of Tennessee is covered by fertile valleys separated by wooded ridges, such as Bays Mountain and Clinch Mountain. The western section of the Tennessee Valley, where the depressions become broader and the ridges become lower, is called the Great Valley. In this valley are numerous towns and two of the region's three urban areas, Knoxville, the 3rd largest city in the state, and Chattanooga, the 4th largest city in the state. The third urban area, the Tri-Cities, comprising Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport and their environs, is located to the northeast of Knoxville.

Approximately how many miles long is Tennessee's Ridge and Valley region?

What is the western part of the Tennessee Valley called?

the Great Valley

Which city is Tennessee's fourth largest?

Chattanooga

Together, Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport are known by what name?

the Tri-Cities

What river forms in the Tennessee Valley?

Tennessee River


East Tennessee has several important transportation links with Middle and West Tennessee, as well as the rest of the nation and the world, including several major airports and interstates. Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) and Chattanooga's Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA), as well as the Tri-Cities' Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), provide air service to numerous destinations. I-24, I-81, I-40, I-75, and I-26 along with numerous state highways and other important roads, traverse the Grand Division and connect Chattanooga, Knoxville, and the Tri-Cities, along with other cities and towns such as Cleveland, Athens, and Sevierville.

Which Tennessee airport has the code TYS?

McGhee Tyson Airport

What is the name of the airport serving Chattanooga, TN?

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport

What interstate highways cross the Grand Division in Tennessee?

I-24, I-81, I-40, I-75, and I-26

An airport with which code serves the Tri-Cities area in Tennessee?

TRI


The easternmost section, about 10 miles (16 km) in width, consists of hilly land that runs along the western bank of the Tennessee River. To the west of this narrow strip of land is a wide area of rolling hills and streams that stretches all the way to the Mississippi River; this area is called the Tennessee Bottoms or bottom land. In Memphis, the Tennessee Bottoms end in steep bluffs overlooking the river. To the west of the Tennessee Bottoms is the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, less than 300 feet (90 m) above sea level. This area of lowlands, flood plains, and swamp land is sometimes referred to as the Delta region. Memphis is the economic center of West Tennessee and the largest city in the state.

What is the lowland area of Tennessee between the Tennessee River and Mississippi River called?

Tennessee Bottoms

What geographical region lies west of the Tennessee bottom land?

Mississippi Alluvial Plain

What maximum elevation is the land in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain?

300 feet (90 m) above sea level

What city is central to the economy of West Tennessee?

Memphis


Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate, with the exception of some of the higher elevations in the Appalachians, which are classified as having a mountain temperate climate or a humid continental climate due to cooler temperatures. The Gulf of Mexico is the dominant factor in the climate of Tennessee, with winds from the south being responsible for most of the state's annual precipitation. Generally, the state has hot summers and mild to cool winters with generous precipitation throughout the year, with highest average monthly precipitation generally in the winter and spring months, between December and April. The driest months, on average, are August to October. On average the state receives 50 inches (130 cm) of precipitation annually. Snowfall ranges from 5 inches (13 cm) in West Tennessee to over 16 inches (41 cm) in the higher mountains in East Tennessee.

What is the most common climate across Tennessee?

humid subtropical

Most of Tennessee has which type of climate?

humid subtropical

Which mountains contain those parts of Tennessee with a temperate climate?

Appalachians

Which body of ocean water affects Tennessee's climate the most?

Gulf of Mexico

Which range of months is Tennessee's wettest?

between December and April

What is Tennessee's average annual precipitation in inches?


Summers in the state are generally hot and humid, with most of the state averaging a high of around 90 °F (32 °C) during the summer months. Winters tend to be mild to cool, increasing in coolness at higher elevations. Generally, for areas outside the highest mountains, the average overnight lows are near freezing for most of the state. The highest recorded temperature is 113 °F (45 °C) at Perryville on August 9, 1930 while the lowest recorded temperature is −32 °F (−36 °C) at Mountain City on December 30, 1917.

What is Tennessee's average high temperature in degree Celsius during the summer?

What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Tennessee?

113 °F (45 °C)

Where was the highest known temperature in Tennessee recorded?

Perryville

What Fahrenheit temperature is the lowest ever recorded in Tennessee?

−32 °F

Where in Tennessee did the temperature reach -36 degrees Celsius in December of 1917?

Mountain City


While the state is far enough from the coast to avoid any direct impact from a hurricane, the location of the state makes it likely to be impacted from the remnants of tropical cyclones which weaken over land and can cause significant rainfall, such as Tropical Storm Chris in 1982 and Hurricane Opal in 1995. The state averages around 50 days of thunderstorms per year, some of which can be severe with large hail and damaging winds. Tornadoes are possible throughout the state, with West and Middle Tennessee the most vulnerable. Occasionally, strong or violent tornadoes occur, such as the devastating April 2011 tornadoes that killed 20 people in North Georgia and Southeast Tennessee. On average, the state has 15 tornadoes per year. Tornadoes in Tennessee can be severe, and Tennessee leads the nation in the percentage of total tornadoes which have fatalities. Winter storms are an occasional problem, such as the infamous Blizzard of 1993, although ice storms are a more likely occurrence. Fog is a persistent problem in parts of the state, especially in East Tennessee.

Which hurricane brought damaging rains to Tennessee in 1995?

Hurricane Opal

On average, how many days each year are there thunderstorms in Tennessee?

Which parts of Tennessee are most threatened by tornadoes?

West and Middle Tennessee

How many tornadoes strike in Tennessee in an average year?

What year in the 1990s did an unusual blizzard visit Tennessee?


The capital is Nashville, though Knoxville, Kingston, and Murfreesboro have all served as state capitals in the past. Memphis has the largest population of any city in the state. Nashville's 13-county metropolitan area has been the state's largest since c. 1990. Chattanooga and Knoxville, both in the eastern part of the state near the Great Smoky Mountains, each has approximately one-third of the population of Memphis or Nashville. The city of Clarksville is a fifth significant population center, some 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Nashville. Murfreesboro is the sixth-largest city in Tennessee, consisting of some 108,755 residents.

Which cities other than Knoxville have been the capital of Tennessee?

Knoxville, Kingston, and Murfreesboro

How many counties are part of Nashville's metropolitan area?

What distance in miles is Clarksville, TN from Nashville?

Which city is Tennessee's sixth largest by population?

Murfreesboro

Which two of the six most populous Tennessee cities are nearest the Great Smoky Mountains?

Chattanooga and Knoxville


The area now known as Tennessee was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians nearly 12,000 years ago. The names of the cultural groups that inhabited the area between first settlement and the time of European contact are unknown, but several distinct cultural phases have been named by archaeologists, including Archaic (8000–1000 BC), Woodland (1000 BC–1000 AD), and Mississippian (1000–1600 AD), whose chiefdoms were the cultural predecessors of the Muscogee people who inhabited the Tennessee River Valley before Cherokee migration into the river's headwaters.

How many years ago was Tennessee first inhabited by humans?

What time period corresponds with the Mississippian cultural phase in early Tennessee history?

1000–1600 AD

Which Native American people are the first group to inhabit Tennessee that we know by name?

Muscogee

What do archaeologists call the cultural phase of the inhabitants of Tennessee between 1000 BC and 1000 AD?

Woodland


The first recorded European excursions into what is now called Tennessee were three expeditions led by Spanish explorers, namely Hernando de Soto in 1540, Tristan de Luna in 1559, and Juan Pardo in 1567. Pardo recorded the name "Tanasqui" from a local Indian village, which evolved to the state's current name. At that time, Tennessee was inhabited by tribes of Muscogee and Yuchi people. Possibly because of European diseases devastating the Indian tribes, which would have left a population vacuum, and also from expanding European settlement in the north, the Cherokee moved south from the area now called Virginia. As European colonists spread into the area, the Indian populations were forcibly displaced to the south and west, including all Muscogee and Yuchi peoples, the Chickasaw and Choctaw, and ultimately, the Cherokee in 1838.

Which European nationality first explored the Tennessee region?

Spanish

Which year did Hernando de Soto explore Tennessee?

Which Native American peoples were living in Tennessee when Juan Pardo explored the area?

Muscogee and Yuchi

Which Native American people left Tennessee for the Virginia area because of encroaching Europeans?

Cherokee

By which year had most of the Native Americans been forced out of the Tennessee region?


The first British settlement in what is now Tennessee was built in 1756 by settlers from the colony of South Carolina at Fort Loudoun, near present-day Vonore. Fort Loudoun became the westernmost British outpost to that date. The fort was designed by John William Gerard de Brahm and constructed by forces under British Captain Raymond Demeré. After its completion, Captain Raymond Demeré relinquished command on August 14, 1757 to his brother, Captain Paul Demeré. Hostilities erupted between the British and the neighboring Overhill Cherokees, and a siege of Fort Loudoun ended with its surrender on August 7, 1760. The following morning, Captain Paul Demeré and a number of his men were killed in an ambush nearby, and most of the rest of the garrison was taken prisoner.

In which year did the British first settle in what would become Tennessee?

What was the name of the first British settlement in what is now Tennessee?

Fort Loudoun

Which British officer oversaw the construction of Fort Loudoun?

Captain Raymond Demeré

Which Cherokee faction forced the surrender of Fort Loudoun in 1760?

Overhill Cherokees

Which British commanding officer was killed the day after Cherokee took Fort Loudon in 1760?

Captain Paul Demeré


During the American Revolutionary War, Fort Watauga at Sycamore Shoals (in present-day Elizabethton) was attacked (1776) by Dragging Canoe and his warring faction of Cherokee who were aligned with the British Loyalists. These renegade Cherokee were referred to by settlers as the Chickamauga. They opposed North Carolina's annexation of the Washington District and the concurrent settling of the Transylvania Colony further north and west. The lives of many settlers were spared from the initial warrior attacks through the warnings of Dragging Canoe's cousin, Nancy Ward. The frontier fort on the banks of the Watauga River later served as a 1780 staging area for the Overmountain Men in preparation to trek over the Appalachian Mountains, to engage, and to later defeat the British Army at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina.

What did American settlers call the Cherokee who attacked Fort Watuaga in 1776?

the Chickamauga

Who lead the Cherokee attack on Fort Watuaga in 1776?

Dragging Canoe

What was the name of the Chickamauga leader's cousin who helped settlers escape his raids?

Nancy Ward

Who left Fort Watuaga, crossed the Appalachians, and attacked the British army in South Carolina in 1780?

Overmountain Men

Who lost the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina?

the British Army


Three counties of the Washington District (now part of Tennessee) broke off from North Carolina in 1784 and formed the State of Franklin. Efforts to obtain admission to the Union failed, and the counties (now numbering eight) had re-joined North Carolina by 1789. North Carolina ceded the area to the federal government in 1790, after which it was organized into the Southwest Territory. In an effort to encourage settlers to move west into the new territory, in 1787 the mother state of North Carolina ordered a road to be cut to take settlers into the Cumberland Settlements—from the south end of Clinch Mountain (in East Tennessee) to French Lick (Nashville). The Trace was called the "North Carolina Road" or "Avery's Trace", and sometimes "The Wilderness Road" (although it should not be confused with Daniel Boone's "Wilderness Road" through the Cumberland Gap).

What was the name of the state that three North Carolina counties hoped to form in 1784?

Franklin

What was the name given to the land that North Carolina transferred to the federal government in 1790?

Southwest Territory

What town marked the western extent of the Cumberland Settlements?

French Lick

What other name does the North Carolina Road share with Daniel Boone's passage through the Cumberland Gap?

Wilderness Road


Tennessee was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796 as the 16th state. It was the first state created from territory under the jurisdiction of the United States federal government. Apart from the former Thirteen Colonies only Vermont and Kentucky predate Tennessee's statehood, and neither was ever a federal territory. The state boundaries, according to the Constitution of the State of Tennessee, Article I, Section 31, stated that the beginning point for identifying the boundary was the extreme height of the Stone Mountain, at the place where the line of Virginia intersects it, and basically ran the extreme heights of mountain chains through the Appalachian Mountains separating North Carolina from Tennessee past the Indian towns of Cowee and Old Chota, thence along the main ridge of the said mountain (Unicoi Mountain) to the southern boundary of the state; all the territory, lands and waters lying west of said line are included in the boundaries and limits of the newly formed state of Tennessee. Part of the provision also stated that the limits and jurisdiction of the state would include future land acquisition, referencing possible land trade with other states, or the acquisition of territory from west of the Mississippi River.

Which state was the first formed out of federally controlled territory?

Tennessee

In addition to the original thirteen, which two states were admitted to the union before Tennessee?

Vermont and Kentucky

Which mountain marked the starting point of the Tennessee border described by the state constitution?

Stone Mountain

When Tennessee's border was first defined, territory west of which river was considered for future annexation?

Mississippi River


During the administration of U.S. President Martin Van Buren, nearly 17,000 Cherokees—along with approximately 2,000 black slaves owned by Cherokees—were uprooted from their homes between 1838 and 1839 and were forced by the U.S. military to march from "emigration depots" in Eastern Tennessee (such as Fort Cass) toward the more distant Indian Territory west of Arkansas. During this relocation an estimated 4,000 Cherokees died along the way west. In the Cherokee language, the event is called Nunna daul Isunyi—"the Trail Where We Cried." The Cherokees were not the only American Indians forced to emigrate as a result of the Indian removal efforts of the United States, and so the phrase "Trail of Tears" is sometimes used to refer to similar events endured by other American Indian peoples, especially among the "Five Civilized Tribes". The phrase originated as a description of the earlier emigration of the Choctaw nation.

Which US President oversaw the forced westward relocation of Cherokees beginning in 1838?

Martin Van Buren

How many Cherokee-owned black slaves were also relocated between 1838 and 1839?

What Cherokee phrase means "the trail where we cried?"

Nunna daul Isunyi

Which Native American nation's emigration was first associated with the term "Trail of Tears?"

Choctaw

Approximately how many Cherokees died along their "Trail of Tears?"


In February 1861, secessionists in Tennessee's state government—led by Governor Isham Harris—sought voter approval for a convention to sever ties with the United States, but Tennessee voters rejected the referendum by a 54–46% margin. The strongest opposition to secession came from East Tennessee (which later tried to form a separate Union-aligned state). Following the Confederate attack upon Fort Sumter in April and Lincoln's call for troops from Tennessee and other states in response, Governor Isham Harris began military mobilization, submitted an ordinance of secession to the General Assembly, and made direct overtures to the Confederate government. The Tennessee legislature ratified an agreement to enter a military league with the Confederate States on May 7, 1861. On June 8, 1861, with people in Middle Tennessee having significantly changed their position, voters approved a second referendum calling for secession, becoming the last state to do so.

Which Tennessee governor championed secession in February of 1861?

Isham Harris

Which area of Tennessee was most resistant to secession?

East Tennessee

What percentage of voters voted against secession in Tennessee's February 1861 referendum?

On which date did Tennessee enter a military alliance with the Confederacy?

May 7, 1861

Which region of Tennessee swung in favor of secession in the June 1861 referendum?

Middle Tennessee


Many major battles of the American Civil War were fought in Tennessee—most of them Union victories. Ulysses S. Grant and the U.S. Navy captured control of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers in February 1862. They held off the Confederate counterattack at Shiloh in April. Memphis fell to the Union in June, following a naval battle on the Mississippi River in front of the city. The Capture of Memphis and Nashville gave the Union control of the western and middle sections; this control was confirmed at the Battle of Murfreesboro in early January 1863 and by the subsequent Tullahoma Campaign.

Which side won more Civil War battles in Tennessee?

Union

Which Union commander seized control of the Tennessee River in February 1862?

Ulysses S. Grant

During which month in 1862 did Union forces capture Memphis?

June

Union control of Middle Tennessee was reaffirmed by what battle in January 1863?

Battle of Murfreesboro


Confederates held East Tennessee despite the strength of Unionist sentiment there, with the exception of extremely pro-Confederate Sullivan County. The Confederates, led by General James Longstreet, did attack General Burnside's Fort Sanders at Knoxville and lost. It was a big blow to East Tennessee Confederate momentum, but Longstreet won the Battle of Bean's Station a few weeks later. The Confederates besieged Chattanooga during the Chattanooga Campaign in early fall 1863, but were driven off by Grant in November. Many of the Confederate defeats can be attributed to the poor strategic vision of General Braxton Bragg, who led the Army of Tennessee from Perryville, Kentucky to another Confederate defeat at Chattanooga.

Which county in East Tennessee was more supportive of the Confederacy than its neighbors?

Sullivan County

Which Confederate general failed to capture the Union fort at Knoxville?

James Longstreet

Which Union general broke the Confederate siege of Chattanooga in November 1863?

Grant

Which Confederate general launched an attack on Chattanooga from Perryville, KY?

Braxton Bragg

Which battle did Confederate General Longstreet win in East Tennessee?

Battle of Bean's Station


When the Emancipation Proclamation was announced, Tennessee was mostly held by Union forces. Thus, Tennessee was not among the states enumerated in the Proclamation, and the Proclamation did not free any slaves there. Nonetheless, enslaved African Americans escaped to Union lines to gain freedom without waiting for official action. Old and young, men, women and children camped near Union troops. Thousands of former slaves ended up fighting on the Union side, nearly 200,000 in total across the South.

Which forces controlled most of Tennessee when slaves were emancipated?

Union

Up to how many former slaves began fighting with for the Union after the Emancipation Proclamation?

Which edict freed slaves across most of the Confederacy, but technically not Tennessee?

Emancipation Proclamation


In 1864, Andrew Johnson (a War Democrat from Tennessee) was elected Vice President under Abraham Lincoln. He became President after Lincoln's assassination in 1865. Under Johnson's lenient re-admission policy, Tennessee was the first of the seceding states to have its elected members readmitted to the U.S. Congress, on July 24, 1866. Because Tennessee had ratified the Fourteenth Amendment, it was the only one of the formerly secessionist states that did not have a military governor during the Reconstruction period.

Who was elected Vice President of the United States in 1864?

Andrew Johnson

Which Confederate state's representation was readmitted to Congress first?

Tennessee

On which date were Tennessee's elected representatives restored to their offices in Washington D.C.?

July 24, 1866

Their ratification of which Amendment spared Tennessee a military governor during Reconstruction?

Fourteenth

In which year did Andrew Johnson become President?


After the formal end of Reconstruction, the struggle over power in Southern society continued. Through violence and intimidation against freedmen and their allies, White Democrats regained political power in Tennessee and other states across the South in the late 1870s and 1880s. Over the next decade, the state legislature passed increasingly restrictive laws to control African Americans. In 1889 the General Assembly passed four laws described as electoral reform, with the cumulative effect of essentially disfranchising most African Americans in rural areas and small towns, as well as many poor Whites. Legislation included implementation of a poll tax, timing of registration, and recording requirements. Tens of thousands of taxpaying citizens were without representation for decades into the 20th century. Disfranchising legislation accompanied Jim Crow laws passed in the late 19th century, which imposed segregation in the state. In 1900, African Americans made up nearly 24% of the state's population, and numbered 480,430 citizens who lived mostly in the central and western parts of the state.

Who were targeted by restrictive laws passed in Southern states at the end of the 19th century?

African Americans

In which year did the Tennessee General Assembly pass electoral reform laws that disenfranchised most African Americans in the state?

Who besides African Americans were victims of Tennessee's late-19th century electoral reform?

poor Whites

What is the name for laws dating from the late-19th century which promoted segregation?

Jim Crow laws

Approximately how many African Americans lived in Tennessee in 1900?


In 2002, businessman Phil Bredesen was elected as the 48th governor. Also in 2002, Tennessee amended the state constitution to allow for the establishment of a lottery. Tennessee's Bob Corker was the only freshman Republican elected to the United States Senate in the 2006 midterm elections. The state constitution was amended to reject same-sex marriage. In January 2007, Ron Ramsey became the first Republican elected as Speaker of the State Senate since Reconstruction, as a result of the realignment of the Democratic and Republican parties in the South since the late 20th century, with Republicans now elected by conservative voters, who previously had supported Democrats.

Who was elected governor of Tennessee in 2002?

Phil Bredesen

Which Tennessee Senator was the only Republican first-time Senator elected in 2006?

Bob Corker

Who was the first Republican Speaker of the Tennessee state senate since Democrats took control in the Reconstruction era?

Ron Ramsey

Which political party did the majority of conservative Tennessee voters support in the early 20th century?

Democratic


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2015, Tennessee had an estimated population of 6,600,299, which is an increase of 50,947, from the prior year and an increase of 254,194, or 4.01%, since the year 2010. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 142,266 people (that is 493,881 births minus 351,615 deaths), and an increase from net migration of 219,551 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 59,385 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 160,166 people. Twenty percent of Tennesseans were born outside the South in 2008, compared to a figure of 13.5% in 1990.

What was Tennessee's estimated population in 2015?

What percentage population increase did Tennessee experience between 2010 and 2015?

How much of Tennessee's population increase between 2010 and 2015 was due to migration?

In 2008, what percentage of Tennessee residents were born outside the South?

Twenty percent

What net population increase during Tennessee's last two US Census reports was due to immigration from outside the country?


In 2000, the five most common self-reported ethnic groups in the state were: American (17.3%), African American (13.0%), Irish (9.3%), English (9.1%), and German (8.3%). Most Tennesseans who self-identify as having American ancestry are of English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. An estimated 21–24% of Tennesseans are of predominantly English ancestry. In the 1980 census 1,435,147 Tennesseans claimed "English" or "mostly English" ancestry out of a state population of 3,221,354 making them 45% of the state at the time.

What was Tennessee's most common self-reported ethnic group in 2000?

American

What percent of Tennessee residents self-reported their ethnic group as Irish in 2000?

Which European ancestries are most common among self-identified ethnic "Americans" in Tennessee?

English and Scotch-Irish

What European national ancestry was claimed by 45% of Tennessee residents in 1980?

English

What was Tennessee's population in 1980?


Tennessee is home to several Protestant denominations, such as the National Baptist Convention (headquartered in Nashville); the Church of God in Christ and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (both headquartered in Memphis); the Church of God and The Church of God of Prophecy (both headquartered in Cleveland). The Free Will Baptist denomination is headquartered in Antioch; its main Bible college is in Nashville. The Southern Baptist Convention maintains its general headquarters in Nashville. Publishing houses of several denominations are located in Nashville.

Which Protestant denomination has its headquarters in Nashville, TN?

National Baptist Convention

Which Tennessee city contains the headquarters of the Church of God and The Church of God of Prophecy?

Cleveland

The principle Bible college of the Free Will Baptists is located in which Tennessee city?

Nashville

Which two major Protestant denominations are based in Memphis?

Church of God in Christ and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church


Major outputs for the state include textiles, cotton, cattle, and electrical power. Tennessee has over 82,000 farms, roughly 59 percent of which accommodate beef cattle. Although cotton was an early crop in Tennessee, large-scale cultivation of the fiber did not begin until the 1820s with the opening of the land between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers. The upper wedge of the Mississippi Delta extends into southwestern Tennessee, and it was in this fertile section that cotton took hold. Soybeans are also heavily planted in West Tennessee, focusing on the northwest corner of the state.

Roughly how many farms are located in Tennesee?

Which livestock is the major focus of Tennessee agriculture?

beef cattle

When did cotton first become a large-scale agricultural product in Tennessee?

Which river landform partly in Tennessee provided the most fertile land for cotton production?

Mississippi Delta


Major corporations with headquarters in Tennessee include FedEx, AutoZone and International Paper, all based in Memphis; Pilot Corporation and Regal Entertainment Group, based in Knoxville; Eastman Chemical Company, based in Kingsport; the North American headquarters of Nissan Motor Company, based in Franklin; Hospital Corporation of America and Caterpillar Financial, based in Nashville; and Unum, based in Chattanooga. Tennessee is also the location of the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, a $2 billion polysilicon production facility by Wacker Chemie in Bradley County, and a $1.2 billion polysilicon production facility by Hemlock Semiconductor in Clarksville.

Where in Tennessee is the headquarters of International Paper?

Memphis

Where is Nissan Motor Company's headquarters in the United States?

Franklin

Which company has a $2 billion production plant in Bradley County?

Wacker Chemie

Hemlock Semiconductor produces electronic components in which Tennessee city?

Clarksville

Which major global shipping company is based in Memphis?

FedEx


The Tennessee income tax does not apply to salaries and wages, but most income from stock, bonds and notes receivable is taxable. All taxable dividends and interest which exceed the $1,250 single exemption or the $2,500 joint exemption are taxable at the rate of 6%. The state's sales and use tax rate for most items is 7%. Food is taxed at a lower rate of 5.25%, but candy, dietary supplements and prepared food are taxed at the full 7% rate. Local sales taxes are collected in most jurisdictions, at rates varying from 1.5% to 2.75%, bringing the total sales tax to between 8.5% and 9.75%, one of the highest levels in the nation. Intangible property is assessed on the shares of stock of stockholders of any loan company, investment company, insurance company or for-profit cemetery companies. The assessment ratio is 40% of the value multiplied by the tax rate for the jurisdiction. Tennessee imposes an inheritance tax on decedents' estates that exceed maximum single exemption limits ($1,000,000 for deaths in 2006 and thereafter).

What types of income are exempt from Tennessee state income tax?

salaries and wages

At what rate is Tennessee state sales and use tax usually applied?

Above which amount is inheritance tax applied in Tennessee?

What is the sales tax on foodstuffs in Tennessee?

Which edible items are taxed at the higher non-food sales and use tax rate in Tennessee?

candy, dietary supplements and prepared food


Tourism contributes billions of dollars each year to the state's economy and Tennessee is ranked among the Top 10 destinations in the US. In 2014 a record 100 million people visited the state resulting in $17.7 billion in tourism related spending within the state, an increase of 6.3% over 2013; tax revenue from tourism equaled $1.5 billion. Each county in Tennessee saw at least $1 million from tourism while 19 counties received at least $100 million (Davidson, Shelby, and Sevier counties were the top three). Tourism-generated jobs for the state reached 152,900, a 2.8% increase. International travelers to Tennessee accounted for $533 million in spending.

In which year did Tennessee tourism first exceed 100 million visitors?

How many billions of dollars were spend by tourists in Tennessee in 2014?

How much tax revenue did tourism generate for Tennessee in 2014?

$1.5 billion

In 2014, which three Tennessee counties took in the most money from tourism?

Davidson, Shelby, and Sevier

What was the percentage increase in Tennessee's tourism-based jobs in 2014?


In 2013 tourism within the state from local citizens accounted for 39.9% of tourists, the second highest originating location for tourists to Tennessee is the state of Georgia, accounting for 8.4% of tourists.:17 Forty-four percent of stays in the state were "day trips", 25% stayed one night, 15% stayed two nights, and 11% stayed 4 or more nights. The average stay was 2.16 nights, compared to 2.03 nights for the US as a whole.:40 The average person spent $118 per day: 29% on transportation, 24% on food, 17% on accommodation, and 28% on shopping and entertainment.:44

Which other state sent Tennessee the most tourists in 2013?

Georgia

What percentage of out-of-state tourists stayed in Tennessee for four or more nights?

What average daily amount did a tourist spend in Tennessee in 2013?

What percentage of Tennessee tourists daily spending in 2013 went toward accommodation?

In which state do the greatest percentage of Tennessee tourists reside?

Tennessee


Interstate 40 crosses the state in a west-east orientation. Its branch interstate highways include I-240 in Memphis; I-440 in Nashville; I-140 from Knoxville to Alcoa and I-640 in Knoxville. I-26, although technically an east-west interstate, runs from the North Carolina border below Johnson City to its terminus at Kingsport. I-24 is an east-west interstate that runs cross-state from Chattanooga to Clarksville. In a north-south orientation are highways I-55, I-65, I-75, and I-81. Interstate 65 crosses the state through Nashville, while Interstate 75 serves Chattanooga and Knoxville and Interstate 55 serves Memphis. Interstate 81 enters the state at Bristol and terminates at its junction with I-40 near Dandridge. I-155 is a branch highway from I-55. The only spur highway of I-75 in Tennessee is I-275, which is in Knoxville. When completed, I-69 will travel through the western part of the state, from South Fulton to Memphis. A branch interstate, I-269 also exists from Millington to Collierville.

Which city is the endpoint of I-26?

Kingsport

I-24 connects which two Tennessee cities?

Chattanooga to Clarksville

Which interstate highway running north-south passes through Memphis?

Interstate 55

Which interstate ends at a junction close to Dandridge, Tennessee?

Interstate 81

What Tennessee cities are connected by I-269?

Millington to Collierville


Tennessee politics, like that of most U.S. states, are dominated by the Republican and the Democratic parties. Historian Dewey W. Grantham traces divisions in the state to the period of the American Civil War: for decades afterward, the eastern third of the state was Republican and the western two thirds voted Democrat. This division was related to the state's pattern of farming, plantations and slaveholding. The eastern section was made up of yeoman farmers, but Middle and West Tennessee cultivated crops, such as tobacco and cotton, that were dependent on the use of slave labor. These areas became defined as Democratic after the war.

Which are the two main parties in Tennessee politics?

Republican and the Democratic

Which part of Tennessee voted more Republican in the years following the Civil War?

eastern

What type of farmers inhabited eastern Tennessee in the late 19th century?

yeoman

Which crops grown in West Tennessee had required a great deal of slave labor?

tobacco and cotton


During Reconstruction, freedmen and former free people of color were granted the right to vote; most joined the Republican Party. Numerous African Americans were elected to local offices, and some to state office. Following Reconstruction, Tennessee continued to have competitive party politics. But in the 1880s, the white-dominated state government passed four laws, the last of which imposed a poll tax requirement for voter registration. These served to disenfranchise most African Americans, and their power in the Republican Party, the state, and cities where they had significant population was markedly reduced. In 1900 African Americans comprised 23.8 percent of the state's population, concentrated in Middle and West Tennessee. In the early 1900s, the state legislature approved a form of commission government for cities based on at-large voting for a few positions on a Board of Commission; several adopted this as another means to limit African-American political participation. In 1913 the state legislature enacted a bill enabling cities to adopt this structure without legislative approval.

Which party did most former slaves join when they were given the right to vote after the Civil War?

Republican

In which decade did the Tennessee legislature institute a poll tax?

Which party declined in Tennessee politics following voting reform legislation during Reconstruction?

Republican

What percentage of the Tennessee population was African-American in 1900?

In 1913, the Tennessee state legislature made which organizational structure the default form of city government in the state?

Board of Commission


After disenfranchisement of blacks, the GOP in Tennessee was historically a sectional party supported by whites only in the eastern part of the state. In the 20th century, except for two nationwide Republican landslides of the 1920s (in 1920, when Tennessee narrowly supported Warren G. Harding over Ohio Governor James Cox, and in 1928, when it more decisively voted for Herbert Hoover over New York Governor Al Smith, a Catholic), the state was part of the Democratic Solid South until the 1950s. In that postwar decade, it twice voted for Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, former Allied Commander of the Armed Forces during World War II. Since then, more of the state's voters have shifted to supporting Republicans, and Democratic presidential candidates have carried Tennessee only four times.

Which Republican presidential candidate did Tennessee support in 1920?

Warren G. Harding

What religion was the Democratic presidential candidate that Tennessee voted against in 1928?

Catholic

How many times has Tennessee supported Democratic presidential candidates in the general elections since the 1950s?

four

Which Republican won the Presidency while carrying Tennessee in 1928?

Herbert Hoover


By 1960 African Americans comprised 16.45% of the state's population. It was not until after the mid-1960s and passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that they were able to vote in full again, but new devices, such as at-large commission city governments, had been adopted in several jurisdictions to limit their political participation. Former Gov. Winfield Dunn and former U.S. Sen. Bill Brock wins in 1970 helped make the Republican Party competitive among whites for the statewide victory. Tennessee has selected governors from different parties since 1970. Increasingly the Republican Party has become the party of white conservatives.

In 1960, what group made up 16.45% of Tennessee's population?

African Americans

What Congressional Act fully re-enfranchised African-American in Tennessee?

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which Republican Senator's 1970 victory showed the Republican Party's renewed competitiveness in Tennessee?

Bill Brock

Which constituency has become the Republican Party's staunchest supporters in Tennessee?

white conservatives

Which Republican was elected Tennessee Governor in 1970?

Winfield Dunn


In the early 21st century, Republican voters control most of the state, especially in the more rural and suburban areas outside of the cities; Democratic strength is mostly confined to the urban cores of the four major cities, and is particularly strong in the cities of Nashville and Memphis. The latter area includes a large African-American population. Historically, Republicans had their greatest strength in East Tennessee before the 1960s. Tennessee's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, based in the Tri-Cities and Knoxville, respectively, are among the few historically Republican districts in the South. Those districts' residents supported the Union over the Confederacy during the Civil War; they identified with the GOP after the war and have stayed with that party ever since. The 1st has been in Republican hands continuously since 1881, and Republicans (or their antecedents) have held it for all but four years since 1859. The 2nd has been held continuously by Republicans or their antecedents since 1859.

Which two Tennessee cities are most supportive of the Democratic Party?

Nashville and Memphis

Which Tennessee city has the largest African-American population?

Memphis

Which two eastern Tennessee congressional districts have the longest track record of favoring Republican candidates?

1st and 2nd

Since which year has Tennessee's 1st congressional district voted overwhelmingly Republican?

Which two Tennessee metropolitan areas have been most supportive of the Republican Party?

Tri-Cities and Knoxville


In the 2000 presidential election, Vice President Al Gore, a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Tennessee, failed to carry his home state, an unusual occurrence but indicative of strengthening Republican support. Republican George W. Bush received increased support in 2004, with his margin of victory in the state increasing from 4% in 2000 to 14% in 2004. Democratic presidential nominees from Southern states (such as Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton) usually fare better than their Northern counterparts do in Tennessee, especially among split-ticket voters outside the metropolitan areas.

Which Democratic candidate lost his own state in the 2000 general election?

Al Gore

By what percentage of the popular vote did George W. Bush carry Tennessee in 2004?

Democratic presidential candidates from which region's states have fared best in recent Tennessee history?

Southern

Which 2000 presidential candidate was a former US Senator from Tennessee?

Al Gore


The Baker v. Carr (1962) decision of the US Supreme Court established the principle of "one man, one vote", requiring state legislatures to redistrict to bring Congressional apportionment in line with decennial censuses. It also required both houses of state legislatures to be based on population for representation and not geographic districts such as counties. This case arose out of a lawsuit challenging the longstanding rural bias of apportionment of seats in the Tennessee legislature. After decades in which urban populations had been underrepresented in many state legislatures, this significant ruling led to an increased (and proportional) prominence in state politics by urban and, eventually, suburban, legislators and statewide officeholders in relation to their population within the state. The ruling also applied to numerous other states long controlled by rural minorities, such as Alabama, Vermont, and Montana.

Which 1962 US Supreme Court ruling forced states to realign their voting districts to reflect census findings?

Baker v. Carr

What phrase expresses the Supreme Court's 1962 decision that population overrules geographic consideration in election districting?

one man, one vote

A bias in Tennessee politics favoring which type of geographical district gave rise to the Baker v. Carr Supreme Court case?

rural

Which type of geographical district became more powerful in Tennessee politics following the 1962 Supreme Court decision?

urban


The Highway Patrol is the primary law enforcement entity that concentrates on highway safety regulations and general non-wildlife state law enforcement and is under the jurisdiction of the Tennessee Department of Safety. The TWRA is an independent agency tasked with enforcing all wildlife, boating, and fisheries regulations outside of state parks. The TBI maintains state-of-the-art investigative facilities and is the primary state-level criminal investigative department. Tennessee State Park Rangers are responsible for all activities and law enforcement inside the Tennessee State Parks system.

Which Tennessee law enforcement agency looks for road safety violations?

Highway Patrol

Which Tennessee agency enforces state wildlife regulations outside of parks?

TWRA

What is the acronym for Tennessee's statewide criminal investigation agency?

TBI

Who provides law enforcement within Tennessee's state parks?

Tennessee State Park Rangers


Local law enforcement is divided between County Sheriff's Offices and Municipal Police Departments. Tennessee's Constitution requires that each County have an elected Sheriff. In 94 of the 95 counties the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer in the county and has jurisdiction over the county as a whole. Each Sheriff's Office is responsible for warrant service, court security, jail operations and primary law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of a county as well as providing support to the municipal police departments. Incorporated municipalities are required to maintain a police department to provide police services within their corporate limits.

Each Tennessee county must elect which law enforcement official?

Sheriff

Which law enforcement entity serves warrants in Tennessee?

Sheriff's Office

Who is in charge of policing Tennessee counties' unincorporated areas?

County Sheriff

Who polices incorporated areas of Tennessee's counties?

Municipal Police Departments

What proportion of Tennessee counties recognize their Sheriff as their head law enforcement official?

94 of the 95