yes. i see.
and insofar as politics are concerned one could even appreciate the level of strongarm that the federal level can muster relative to the states...but such powers (the power to mandate the teaching of specific subjects) are not (to the best of my knowledge) specifically granted to the federal government by the constitution.
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Amendment X
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
thus, it is within the rights of the states to refuse to teach specific subjects even if at odds with the federal government which is given no constitutional recourse for withholding aid or fair allocation to the states."
"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;"
uniform being the key word here. common being the other. it suggests that thier cannot be an un uniform imposition of federal funding...it is not required that a state to accept specific terms for reciept of funds in exchange for matters which are not specifically allocated as the jurisdiction of the federal branch.
again. i am asking that someone, anyone, show me where in the constitution is says that the federal governent can impose its will by withholding the fair distribution of funds.
THAT SAID...do i think that it is a big deal??!
nope.
i would prefer that all americans be familiarized with that wonderful document.
but that doesn't mean that it is constitutional to require it's teaching.
it is not.