Government and Worldview Intro Test Flashcards
Countries that are theocracies
Saudi Arabia, Iran
Ways that government can fulfill their biblical obligations
Reward righteousness, punish unrighteousness, protect rights
T/F: Under the parliamentary system, the majority party selects the person to head the government
True
What was the agreement among the Pilgrims that established a temporary government?
The Mayflower Compact
T/F: Secular is the same as neutral
False
T/F: The Trinity provides a model for modern governments
True
T/F: If the government tries to force a believer to take action that violates a biblical mandate, the believer must submit to earthly law
False
T/F: A worldview is like a mental map that tells us how to navigate the world
True
5 principles of democratic government
Majority rule, equality, liberty, necessity of compromise, individual worth
T/F: Paul exhorts believers to pray for their governments
True
Which questions does a worldview answer?
Who is God, what does it mean to be human, what is the foundation of right and wrong
Countries under a dictatorship
North Korea, Cuba, China
T/F: Today it is easier for believing Americans to be involved in government than it was for Christians to participate in government during the Roman Empire
True
T/F: The popular majority and representative majority do not necessarily agree
True
A country with an oligarchy AND a representative democracy
South Africa
Representative democracy
democracy where the citizens elect leaders to represent them in government
Junta
A small group that rules a country after taking it over by force
Autocracy
One person has all the power
Direct democracy
Type of democracy where the citizens are involved in day-to-day government
Theocracy
Recognizes God as the ultimate authority in government and law
Dictatorship
One leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives
Democracy
Citizens hold the political power
Oligarchy
A small group of people has all the power
Anarchy
People are not subject to any nation or government
Monarchy
A king or queen rules the country
T/F: Christians should avoid forcing people to face the truth they do not want to face
False
T/F: God expects Christians to abandon all participation in government and leave it to non-believers
False
T/F: The Reformation shattered the notion of a single unified church and resulted in many churches
True
What is anarchy?
The absence of government rule
Government
A system of public rule or authority
T/F: The president of the United States is elected directly by citizens of the U.S.
False
According to secularists, religious arguments on political matters can be safely
Ignored
T/F: Christians should obey government to maintain a good testimony and because God ordained governments to fulfill certain responsibilities
True
What controversy was ended by the Diet of Worms?
Lay investure
T/F: Anarchy means “government by the people”
False
What does “ideas have consequences” mean?
Our worldview affects how we live
What is not a branch of federal government: legislative, military, judicial, or executive?
Military
Patriotism
Love and devotion to one’s government
The heart of the American government
The Constitution
Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your ____, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect”
mind
Wats Christians can interact with the government
Seek to evangelize government officials, pray for those in authority, vote for good candidates, run for elective office
Chief executive officer of the United States
President
Worldview
Pattern of ideas, beliefs, convictions, and habits that help us make sense of God, the world, and our relationship with the two
Which view holds that Old Testament law holds true today?
Theonomy
People who first practiced democracy
Greeks
Theology
Study of God
Philosophy
Study of knowledge, truth, and the nature of ultimate reality
Ehtics
Study of moral conduct, values, and duties
Biology
Study of life and living organisms
Psychology
Study of the human soul
Sociology
Study of human societies and institutions
Law
Study of ordinances designed to help citizens get along with each other
Politics
Study of community governance
Economics
Study of management of resources
History
Study of past places, persons, and events
Command for man to reflect the glories of the Maker across creation, back to his fellow man, and back to God
Creation Mandate
Head of a parliamentary government
Prime minister
John Locke believed political unity could be achieved among people with different religions because
All men have a conscience and recognize that law is built into nature
Human depravity
Every part of man
Righteousness
Conformity to the standard of God
Prime Minister
Head of parliamentary government
Confederacy
Type of government system in which the national government has little to no power
Democracy
Government by the people
Pluralism
A society in which many different religious groups, all holding different views of right and wrong, live together
T/F: The church was established by God, but man established government
False
Countries that have a monarchy and democracy
Denmark, England
Which is elected by popular vote: Congress, Federal Reserve Board, Supreme Court, cabinet
Congress
Which of the following is a religious worldview: Islam, Marxism, Secularism
All of the above
T/F: Everyone has a worldview
True
________ cannot be utilized to guard against bad ideas
Indoctrination
___, ____, and ____ can be utilized to guard against bad ideas
Inoculation, refutation, preparation
T/F: When Christ puts an end to sin, there will be no need for government in the new earth
False
Evidence of a person’s worldview physically plays out in their
Behavior
T/F: Oligarchy is an example of rule by one
False
