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Worldview Test Flashcards

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T/F: The Constitution has been successful because the framers wrote in such great detail about issues addressed

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False

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T/F: Postmodernism asserts that all worldviews offer truth claims about reality

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False

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Author of the Second Treatise on Civil Government who influenced founding fathers

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John Locke

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According to postmodernism, truth is

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Socially constructed

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T/F: The goal of Marxism is class inequality through economic revolution

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False

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Worldview that sees God as an impersonal consciousness

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New Spirituality

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Supreme Court case that ruled segregation as unconstitutional

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Brown v. Board of Education

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T/F: Secularism sees history as the progression of complex to simple

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False

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General revelation

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God’s revelation of himself to all people through creation

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Where do Marxism and Postmodernism disagree?

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Postmodernism denies science’s authority for discerning truth

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T/F: Checks and balances sometimes result in gridlock

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True

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T/F: According to postmodernism, universal truth can be known

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False

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T/F: The Third Amendment protects a citizen’s right to bear arms

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False

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Marxism seeks to abolish _____, ______, and _____

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Capitalism, democracy, religion

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Supreme Court case that determined defendants must be advised for their constitutional rights upon arrest

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Miranda v. Arizona

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__________ lays out the course of action for the overthrow of capitalism and the formation of a classless society

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The Communist Manifesto

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What does it mean to say God is personal?

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He possesses the characteristics of a person, he is creative, he is communicative

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T/F: Islam divides life between spiritual and secular domains

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False

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According to secularism, the biggest problem with humanity is

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our enchantment with spiritual things

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T/F: A majority of Muslims are radicals

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False

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According to Marx, what is the first step towards communism?

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Socialism

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How many amendments have been ratified?

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27

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Colossians 2:8 “See to it no one takes you ____ by philosophy and empty deceit…..”

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captive

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1 Peter 3:15 “… always being prepared to make a _____ to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you…”

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defense

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T/F: Naturalization is the process by which a natural born citizen renounces citizenship

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False

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13th Amendment

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Abolished slavery

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26th Amendment

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Gave 18-year-olds the right to vote

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1st Amendment

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Promises freedom of press, religion, and speech

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10th Amendment

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Provides clearest constitutional statement of the principal of federalism

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8th Amendment

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Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment

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30
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2nd Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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19th Amendment

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Gave women the right to vote

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32
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Islam does not accept

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The trinity

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33
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“Does God exist” can be answered through

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General revelation

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Today’s Marxists see economic struggle as the root conflict between

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Religions, races, genders, sexualities

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T/F: The 5th Amendment protects a citizen from self-incrimination

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T/F: Because of sin, we no longer bear God’s image

37
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Supreme Court case that ruled evidence gathered illegally is inadmissable

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Mapp v. Ohio

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Main factions of Islam

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Sunni, Shi’ite, Sufi

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T/F: Unlike Christianity, Islam does not see humans as made in God’s image

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T/F: The ratification of the Articles of Confederation required unanimous consent

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T/F: The 1st Amendment was intended to protect religious diversity of the states from the national governement

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Marx: “Religion is the _____ of the people.”

43
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What governmental branch makes laws?

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Legislative

44
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Sedition

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speech that endangers national security

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T/F: Secularists believe human beings are inherently evil

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Law of Attraction

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Good thoughts produce good energy and vice versa

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Materialsim

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idea that only the physical world exists

48
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God is ______ but also ______

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transcendent, immanent

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According to postmodernism, language functions as

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A tool for power and manipulation

50
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What article of the Constitution makes provision for amending the document?

51
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T/F: The Constitution is a Christian document

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T/F: The small states wanted representation in the national government to be based on population

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T/F: Muslims acknowledge Jesus’ death and resurrection but deny his atoning act for our sins

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The majority of Muslims belong to

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Sunni Islam

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T/F: The existence of mankind suggests that God is impersonal

56
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God revealed himself in a ______ way through creation, and a _____ way through divine words and acts

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general, personal

57
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Muslims believe a person’s _____ will be weighed when they die

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Good deeds

58
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Goals of reincarnation

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be cleansed of karmic debt, reconnect with consciousness, rid ourselves of individualism

59
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Primary document detailing the beliefs and agenda of secular humanism

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The Humanist Manifesto

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Secularism blames Christianity for

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The collapse of the Roman Empire and the Dark ages in Europe

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“Islam” means

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“submission”

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T/F: The Constitution served as a model for many other nations

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T/F: The highest moral in Marxism is doing good for all people

64
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The vice president is the head of the Senate

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T/F: The V.P. only votes if there’s a tie in Senate

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Popular sovereignty

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idea that the people are the ultimate source of the government’s power

67
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Secularists do not have faith in

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Divine authority

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T/F: According to postmodernism, science cannot tell us what is true, only what scientists believe to be true

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T/F: The Federalists were advocates of the adoption of the new Constitution

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T/F: Secular influence in schools is highest in biology and physical science

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T/F: According to new spirituality, the source of religion is unconsciousness

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T/F: Even though they reject a divine lawgiver, many secularists believe in a natural law

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T/F: Many secularists believe that history is progressing towards a better world

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What two things have been infected by sin?

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Human beings and God’s creation

75
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Shari’ah Law

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Moral code of Islam outlined in the Qu’aran and other Muslim teachings

76
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Ummah

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Binding community of worldwide Muslims

77
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Allah

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Arabic word for God

78
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First pillar of Islam

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Shahada, confession of faith

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Second pillar of Islam

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Salat, prayer five times a day facing Mecca

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Third pillar of Islam

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Sawm, fasting during Ramadan

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Fourth pillar of Islam

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Zakat, giving 2.5% of one’s income to the poor

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Fifth pillar of Islam

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Hajj, taking a pilgrimage to Mecca

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T/F: According to new spirituality, individual human beings are eternal manifestations of consciousness

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T/F: According to Islam, what you do is more important than what you believe

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T/F: Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to levy taxes

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What are the aspects of the Christian story?

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God is personal, God has made himself known, God has created

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