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Religion and Independence
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This person first stated that there should be a "wall of separation between church and state".
Who is Thomas Jefferson
100
As a result of Abington v. Schempp (1963), public schools are forbidden to hold religious readings of this.
What is the Bible
100
In this religious movement that swept across America in the 1820s, outdoor churches were common and people were encouraged to achieve a state of moral perfection.
What is the Second Great Awakening
100
On a typical day in the late 1800s/early 1900s, thousands of European immigrants were processed here.
What is Ellis Island
100
These Americans argued that new immigrants took jobs away from native-born workers and threatened American religious, political, and cultural traditions
What are nativists
200
This is the phrase on American currency that seems to advocate religion.
What is "In God We Trust"
200
John Scopes was arrested for teaching this in his high school biology class.
What is the theory of evolution
200
The Women's Christian Temperance Union pushed for laws that could help mothers keep families healthy and safe. What is temperance?
What is the practice of never drinking alcohol
200
Give one example of a "pull" factor lulling immigrants to America, and one example of a "push" factor that led immigrants out of their home countries.
Pull factors: work, political and religious freedom Push factors: religious persecution, mandatory military service
200
The type of law limited the number of immigrants let in from certain countries.
What is a quota
300
In Van Orden v. Perry (2005), what did Thomas Van Orden sue the Texas state government
What is the statue of the Ten Commandments in front of the Texas State Capitol building.
300
In Everson v. Board of Education (1947), what did a taxpayer in New Jersey object to paying for?
What is transportation for children in parochial (religious) schools
300
This group, co-founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was made up of mostly African-American ministers and continued the struggle for civil rights by advocating nonviolent resistance.
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
300
This is where most Asian immigrants were processed in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
What is Angel Island
300
Immigrants from this country settled mostly in the southwest, where they worked harvesting crops.
What is Mexico
400
What are the three things that the First Amendment protects?
What are free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press.
400
As a result of Engel vs. Vitale (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that this was a violation of the First Amendment.
What is school prayer
400
This was the theory that Christianity should be the basis of social reform; led to a shorter workweek, the end of child labor, and limiting the power of corporations and trusts.
What is the Social Gospel
400
This was a derogatory nickname for new immigrants to America; it made fun of their "stupidity" and "ignorance" when it came to America.
What is a greenhorn
400
Immigrants from this country were the second most likely ethic group to be lynched, after African-Americans
What is Italy
500
The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Many people think that this statement prohibits two things in our government. What are they?
What is 1) the establishment of a national religion by Congress, and 2) the preference by the U.S. government of one U.S. religion over another
500
This law allowed private schools to receive federal funds for educational materials.
What is the Federal Equal Access Act (1984)
500
This group, founded by Reverend Jerry Falwell in 1979, was a political organization looking to fulfill religious goals; this group worried about the decline of the traditional family.
What is the Moral Majority
500
Name five questions that new immigrants had to answer correctly on their citizenship tests.
What is the Bill of Rights? What are the requirements to be eligible to become President? What was the 49th state added to our Union (the United States)? Why are there 100 Senators in the United States Senate? What are the colors of the American flag? Who has the power to declare war? How many stars are on our flag? Who is our vice-president? In what month is the new President inaugurated? What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? What do we celebrate on the 4th of July? What is the minimum voting age in the U.S.? Who was the first president of the U.S.? Which of the amendments guarantee or address voting rights? Who elects the President of the U.S.? Why did the Pilgrims come to America? What is the highest court in the U.S.? What were the 13 original states called before they were states? Who signs a bill into law? Independence Day celebrates independence from who?
500
On the eve of World War I, Congress passed a law requiring immigrants to pass this type of test.
What is a literacy test