"Baby Blaine" amendments refer to provisions adopted by many U.S. states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, prohibiting the use of public funds for sectarian (often specifically Catholic) schools. These amendments were named after James G. Blaine, a U.S. Congressman who proposed a similar amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was not ratified.

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"Baby Blaine

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"Baby Blaine"

A) refers to the constitutional prohibition by many states of allowing public dollars to be used to support private schools.
B) is also known as Head Start,the federal program that funds pre-K education for poor children.
C) was the name of Charles Lindberg's daughter who was kidnapped in 1932,which kickstarted the movement for universal pre-school.
D) is the name of President George W.Bush's granddaughter,who inspired the No Child Left Behind Act.

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