Worldview Test Flashcards by A C

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

False

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

False

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

John Locke

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According to postmodernism, truth is

Socially constructed

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

False

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Worldview that sees God as an impersonal consciousness

New Spirituality

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Supreme Court case that ruled segregation as unconstitutional

Brown v. Board of Education

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

False

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General revelation

God’s revelation of himself to all people through creation

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Where do Marxism and Postmodernism disagree?

Postmodernism denies science’s authority for discerning truth

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T/F: Checks and balances sometimes result in gridlock

True

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

False

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

False

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Marxism seeks to abolish _____, ______, and _____

Capitalism, democracy, religion

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

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

The Communist Manifesto

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What does it mean to say God is personal?

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

False

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According to secularism, the biggest problem with humanity is

our enchantment with spiritual things

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T/F: A majority of Muslims are radicals

False

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

Socialism

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How many amendments have been ratified?

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

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…”

defense

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

False

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery

26th Amendment

Gave 18-year-olds the right to vote

1st Amendment

Promises freedom of press, religion, and speech

10th Amendment

Provides clearest constitutional statement of the principal of federalism

8th Amendment

Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment

2nd Amendment

Right to bear arms

19th Amendment

Gave women the right to vote

Islam does not accept

The trinity

"Does God exist" can be answered through

General revelation

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

Religions, races, genders, sexualities

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

True

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

False

Supreme Court case that ruled evidence gathered illegally is inadmissable

Mapp v. Ohio

Main factions of Islam

Sunni, Shi'ite, Sufi

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

True

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

True

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

True

Marx: "Religion is the _____ of the people."

opium

What governmental branch makes laws?

Legislative

Sedition

speech that endangers national security

T/F: Secularists believe human beings are inherently evil

False

Law of Attraction

Good thoughts produce good energy and vice versa

Materialsim

idea that only the physical world exists

God is ______ but also ______

transcendent, immanent

According to postmodernism, language functions as

A tool for power and manipulation

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

Article V

T/F: The Constitution is a Christian document

False

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

False

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

True

The majority of Muslims belong to

Sunni Islam

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

False

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

general, personal

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

Good deeds

Goals of reincarnation

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

Primary document detailing the beliefs and agenda of secular humanism

The Humanist Manifesto

Secularism blames Christianity for

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

"Islam" means

"submission"

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

True

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

False

The vice president is the head of the Senate

True

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

True

Popular sovereignty

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

Secularists do not have faith in

Divine authority

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

True

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

True

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

False

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

False

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

True

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

True

What two things have been infected by sin?

Human beings and God's creation

Shari'ah Law

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

Ummah

Binding community of worldwide Muslims

Allah

Arabic word for God

First pillar of Islam

Shahada, confession of faith

Second pillar of Islam

Salat, prayer five times a day facing Mecca

Third pillar of Islam

Sawm, fasting during Ramadan

Fourth pillar of Islam

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

Fifth pillar of Islam

Hajj, taking a pilgrimage to Mecca

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

False

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

True

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

True

What are the aspects of the Christian story?

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