<span>The National Defense Education act was passed on September 2, 1958 under the Dwight Eisenhower administration in the United States. Its objective was to increase the technological sophistication of the United States on the World front. Specialists thought that the Soviet Union was bypassing the United States and leaving them behind in the technological race. This act was implemented in order to correct this problem.</span>
LAY TESTIMONY (also known as PEER TESTIMONY) occurs when an ordinary person other than the speaker bears witness to his or her own experiences and beliefs.