U.S. Civics
The 3 branches of the federal government
What is executive, legislative, and judicial?
Governor Jared Polis is the head of this branch of CO government
What is the executive branch?
The name of the office that oversees the federal TRIO programs
What is the U.S. Department of Education?
TRIO stands for this
What are the first three TRIO programs - Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Services?
The first policy seminar was held in this year
What is 1981?
This branch of government is composed of the President of the U.S., the Vice President, and the Cabinet
What is the executive branch?
Colorado's legislative branch is composed of these four bodies
What is US representatives, House of Representatives (CO), US senators, and State Senators?
TRIO programs were the first national college access and success programs to address the serious social and cultural barriers to education in the U.S.
Name 2 political & social movements helped drive Congress to establish TRIO
What are the Civil Rights movement and President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty?
The first TRIO program
What is Talent Search?
COE hosts the annual policy seminar in Washington D.C. for this purpose
What is to provide TRIO professionals, students, and alumni the opportunity to advocate for the TRIO programs?
The legislative branch of government is composed of these two bodies
What is the house and the senate (collectively known as Congress)?
Colorado is composed of ___ U.S. congressional districts
What is 8?
This U.S. President signed the Higher Education Act of 1965 and made TRIO into law
Who is President Lyndon B. Johnson?
These two TRIO programs were added to the Higher Education Act in 1972
What are Veterans Upward Bound and Educational Opportunity Centers
COE's advocates for increases for TRIO programs in the ____ process and amendments to the ____
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws, applying them to cases, and deciding if laws violate the U.S. Constitution
What is the judicial branch?
There are ___ state senators in Colorado
What is 35?
TRIO was established by U.S. Congress in the 1960s when these two pieces of legislation were passed
What is the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the Higher Education Act of 1965?
The TRIO Training Programs were added to the Higher Education Act in this year
What is 1976?
These entities have the power to pass annual increases to the federal TRIO budget
What is the house and senate?
Congress is composed of ___ representatives in the house and ____ senators
What is 435 representatives and 100 senators?
The Colorado General Assembly is composed of ___ representatives
What is 65?
On February 24, 1986, a congressional resolution (H. Con. Res. 278) declared that Saturday, February 28, 1986, should be designated ___
What is National TRIO Day?
The newest TRIO program added to the Higher Education Act
What is Upward Bound Math and Science
The last time the Higher Education Act was amended was in this year
What is 2008?