Since the establishment of the first modern public school system most authority over public education has resided
a. the u. s. congress
b. the u. s. department of education
c. state governments
d. the senate

B. the U.S. Department of Education

Explanation:

THe U.S Department of Education is the vody of the government that is in charge of enforcing the laws and to create the rulings and laws that rule over the system of education in the UNited States, since the establishment of the Modern Public School System it has been the government office that has had the most authority over it.

it was douglas macarthur..

(b) britain had a much larger navy than the u.s.

(d) the u.s. had a small army compared to britain.