Banking
The Americans with Disabilities Act says these must have braille even at the drive-up ones
ATMs
On March 8th, 1948 the Supreme Court said religious teaching to spread the faith in public school was this 16-letter word
Unconstituational
AP is this type of course taught in high school with an exam for college credit
Advanced Placement
Have you dined at the rotating SkyCity restaurant atop this Seattle landmark?
The Space Needle
After this project was completed in 1825, freight rates from Buffalo to NYC dropped from $100 to $10 a ton
The Erie Canal
This type of check is accepted without question and is signed by the banker it's named for
A cashier's check
It can be done to an idea, plant or animal and means cutting it apart or to analyze it
Dissect
In Dead Poets Society, Robin Williams inspires his students with this Latin phrase translated as "seize the day"
Carpe Diem
Arches National Park is on this river which also flows through the Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Several of Tesla's product designs were used to harness this natural landmark to power Buffalo, NY
Niagara Falls
An account that goes to a designated person on the depositor's death is said to be for that person
Trust
In 2013 several states scrambled to train teachers in this new alliterative set of K-12 standards
The Common Core State Standards
Don't use this 3-letter abbreviation for a high school equivalency exam generically, it's a trademark
GED
In 1935, a race car went 277 mph on this Florida beach
Daytona
It took more than a moment, but this Rochester company emerged from bankruptcy and still sells cameras
Kodak
Founded with Italy in its name it now has a more patriotic name and red white & blue logo
Bank of America
This term for elementary school sounds like a good place to learn the rules of word usage
Grammar school
In 3x=5 + y, if x=4 then y=this
7
A trip to the Bahamas likely includes a stop in this largest city and seaport
Nassau
Irondequoit Bay is an inlet of this Great Lake
Lake Ontario
US banks earn money by giving loans at interest rates by this body created in 1913
The Federal Reserve
In 1925 he was convicted and fined $100 for teaching evolution in a public school
John Scopes
To students, it's what you call the pamphlet you write test answers in; to car shoppers it follows Kelley
Blue book
This strait connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific
The Golden Gate
The Rochester home of this orator and former slave was a station on the Underground Railroad
Frederick Douglass