Beginnings
The date that the USA officially became a nation
What is July 4, 1776?
This is anything that helps people to remember past events.
What is a memorial?
This is defined as a solemn promise.
What is a pledge?
A way of life.
What is culture?
A system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power.
What is absolute monarch?
America didn't have the abundance of natural resources, superior intelligence, or even superior military, yet we succeeded because of this...
What is our Faith in God and His blessings?
God instructed this group of people to build a memorial.
Who are the Israelites?
This is loyalty and devotion to duty and support.
What is allegiance?
When the government leaves individuals free to own businesses and make a living dependent on their own initiative
What is free enterprise?
The prevalent view of separation of Church and state is not only unconstitutional, it is also this.
What is unbiblical?
Our heritage as Americans is this, meaning that our primary culture is rooted in Judaism and Christianity other than pagan religions.
What is Judeo-Christian?
The color blue on the American flag represents this..
What is loyalty?
This man wrote the words to the Pledge of Allegiance
Who is Francis Bellamy?
God is this, meaning that He has supreme power over all nations, rulers, and individuals.
What is sovereign?
Diffferences between direct and indirect democracy and the reason it cam be problematic.
Direct democracy is the truest form of democracy in which the people rule directly by a popular vote.
Indirect democracy is when the people rule indirectly through elected representatives.
A democracy can be a problem because if God’s principles are not accepted and binding as a nation, the only absolute becomes the will of the people.
The success of the Puritan colonies was that they glorified God and their ______ ethic.
What is work?
The American Flag has this number of stripes, representing the first colonies.
What is 13?
The Star Spangled Banner was originally written as this
What is a poem?
A love for one's country and loyalty to that country.
What is patriotism?
This is a system of govern in which the rule acquires his power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority.
This is a government/leader that controls all aspects of society.
This is a form of socialism in which all power is vested in a dictator and a single political party.
How communists and socialist differ in governmental change.
What is dictatorship; Totalitarian dictatorship; fascism; and Communists seek governmental change by violent revolution where socialists seek it by peaceful means such as legislation, regulations, and taxes
2 Thessalonians 3:10 basically says, if you don't work,............
What is "you don't eat?"
One of the two occasions when the American Flag is to be flown at half-staff.
What are National Mourning and Memorial Day?
This is the authority and power to control, direct, and rule the actions and affairs of others.
What is government?
Rules people follow in living together.
What are laws?
Our economic system
The characteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors.
The promotion of one's own nation and government regardless of moral considerations.
What is capitalism, heritage, and nationalism?