poverty USA
immigration
unit 01
unit 02
unit 03-respect life
100
true or false: underlying causes of homelessness are the same for women as they are for men.
What is false?
100
true or false: 25% of immigrants come to the U.S. through illegal means
What is false. (75%)
100
needs that must be met if a person is to be fulfilled, to reach potential
What are thrival rights?
100
theme of CST that serves as foundation for all others
What is Life and Dignity of the Human Person
100
Catholic teaching says that sexual activity in marriage is both __ and __
What is procreative and unitive
200
the group of people we should focus poverty efforts on
What is children?
200
the main reason immigrants come to the United States
What is to be reunited with family
200
deals with the obligations that society has towards all its members
What is distributive justice?
200
a way of life in which a person buys and uses only what is needed
What is simple living
200
the central moral question of the abortion debate
What is when does human life begin?
300
country that has one of the highest child poverty rates in the first world
What is the United States?
300
Studies show that undocumented immigrants don't take jobs from native-born workers. Explain
What is because 1) they take needed jobs that native-born residents don't want; 2) they create more jobs
300
what is the condition of the whole that enables all its members to flourish and
What is the common good?
300
the requirements of the common good
What is respect for rights of all individuals; concern for well being of group as a whole; peace
300
medical procedures that offer sufficient or reasonable benefits without excessive or undue burdens
What is ordinary means of life support?
400
four underlying causes of homelessness
What is 1) lack of affordable housing, 2) lack of jobs that pay a living wage; 3) substance abuse/addiction and lack of treatment programs 4) domestic violence; 5) mental illness
400
3 common myths about immigrants
What is 1) they take jobs away from native-born workers; 2) they come to get welfare/benefits and don't contribute 3) they don't learn English 4) all undocumented immigrants are from Mexico/Latin America
400
the Bible story that MLK, Jr. reference when talking about the civil rights movement
What is the Exodus?
400
document written in 1948 that strives to ensure basic human rights of all people
What is the United Nations UDHR?
400
the Catholic Church's overarching umbrella that deals with life issues
What is the Consistent Ethic of Life?
500
two ways to break cycle of poverty and two themes of CST that you can incorporate and why
What is build more housing, create more jobs that pay living wage; a) option for the poor and vulnerable b) dignity of human person c)
500
explain how/why we should focus not on immigrants "breaking the law" but on the law breaking them
What is because the law does not follow the demand of workers; because the availability of visas to enter legally is limited; because they haven't broken a criminal law but a civil law; the law forces them to hide in the shadows and offers little protection
500
this expresses the belief that Christian Churches have a duty to oppose repression and that the gospel message addresses today's concern
What is Liberation Theology?
500
2 examples each of work of a) social action and b) work of mercy
What is a) community organizing, creating jobs and housing, changing social structures, passing legislation to promote clean air and water b) working at a soup kitchen, sending food to Africa, donating blankets
500
explain the contradiction in laws in the United States regarding the rights of the fetus
What is abortion laws deny them rights; fetal endangerment laws and homicide laws uphold them.
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