Study for Quiz IIII

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To become effective, a Constitutional amendment must be ratified by __ states.

38

The basis for the rights of United States citizens is the:

Constitution

Who became the first American president to give a profession of faith and be baptized after his inauguration?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Consult a current dictionary or other reference book and write a brief definition of technology.

Technology is the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.

The Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition of America supported Christian values in government.

True

The guarantee of equal treatment for all people under the law is the purpose of civil rights.

True

What are the practical results of space exploration?

better computers improved communications ultra-strong plastics weather satellites

Today most of the population of the United States lives in:

cities

The concern of parents to obtain a Christ-centered education for their children has led to the growth of which of the following?

home schooling private schooling

What are the advantages of modern technology?

increased production higher standard of living ease of labor

Depletion

is exhaustion or emptying of supply or reserve

Solar

is having to do with or pertaining to the sun

Satellite

is man-made object launched by rocket into space

Pesticide

is substance used to kill harmful insects or other organisms

Orbit

is to travel in a path around the earth

Pollution

is uncleanness; impurity

What attracted people to the cities?

job opportunities modern health care educational opportunities recreational activities

What are the undesirable side effects of technology?

pollution unemployment depletion of natural resources

In 1954, the words "under God" were taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance.

False

The competition between the U.S. and the Soviets in space was called the _____ race.

space

In 1964, Martin Luther King was awarded:

the Nobel Peace Prize

Having to do with the cities or city living is called

urban

The word "suffrage" refers to the right to

vote

Supreme Court rulings based on the _____ Amendment ban prayer and Scripture reading from public schools.

First

What is the national motto of the United States?

In God We Trust

One of the larger Christian activist campaigns has been the movement to end abortion.

pro-life

What are possible, reasonable solutions to the depletion of natural resources?

recycling conservation restoration new resources and technology

Many schools followed the _________ policy of "separate but equal."

segregation


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