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Politics and American Culture Exam 1 Prep"If men were angels, no __________ would be necessary..." - James Madison
(Federalist 51) - ANSWER-Government
"Power-over" kingdoms are what? - ANSWER-Coercive and intended to change
behaviors not hearts
"We can ignore __________ and often we do, but it will not ignore us..." - Margaret
MacMillan - ANSWER-History
According to Boyd, God does not create earthly governments but uses them for what? -
ANSWER-His purpose
According to Boyd, Satan is the CEO of what? - ANSWER-Government
According to Grudem, civil government is a gift from who? - ANSWER-God
According to Grudem, government is still subject to what? - ANSWER-Corruption
According to King, how may unjust laws be resisted? - ANSWER-Through civil
disobedience
According to Madison, why wouldn't removing the causes of factions handle the
problem? - ANSWER-Factions are inevitable, it is unwise to try to destroy individual
liberties, and it is impossible to control citizens' opinions, passions, and interests
According to Rauschenbusch, Jesus came to save who and was an enemy to who? -
ANSWER-the poor; the rich
Boucher defines liberty as what? - ANSWER-A liberty to do everything that is right, and
the being restrained from doing anything that is wrong
Does the Bible endorse a particular form of government? - ANSWER-No
Government has what? - ANSWER-Purposes and functions
Government is an agent of God's grace, not what? - ANSWER-A means of grace
Government is evidence of what? - ANSWER-God's grace
Government is God's way of giving us what? - ANSWER-Temporary peace, protection,
and order
, Governments are not perfect, but a life with government is what? - ANSWER-Better
than no government at all
How do you define unjust laws? - ANSWER-1. They do not apply to everyone equally
2. They are made without the people's input
3. They do not uphold human dignity
4. They do not conform to moral standards
Is life with government better in general? - ANSWER-Yes
Life in a state of nature has what? - ANSWER-No standard of right or wrong, no judge,
and no executive power
Love should compel us to use legitimate powers of government to what? - ANSWER-
Stop evils from happening in the first place
Persecution and martyrdom often lead to what? - ANSWER-Revival and great spiritual
advancement
Politics is a function of what? - ANSWER-Society
The Bible does not teach that government can save what? - ANSWER-Souls
True freedom flourishes when we what? - ANSWER-Maintain civil liberty by obeying the
authorities God has placed in our lives
We __________ the state, not __________ the state. - ANSWER-obey; worship
What 4 criteria must states meet? - ANSWER-Territory, people, government, and
sovereignty
What are Brutus's main points? - ANSWER-The Constitution didn't have a Bill of Rights,
it implicitly denied certain rights of the people, it didn't protect the people, and treaties
also pose a threat to individual rights
What are our Christian political obligations? - ANSWER-To respect and honor
government leaders, to be subject to government and obey its laws, to pray for civil
leaders, to pay taxes
What are some problems with the judicial branch? - ANSWER-They have the final say
in interpreting the Constitution, there is no limit to its power over all cases and
controversies, any lawyer can make any matter a federal one thereby nullifying state
courts, and all state laws must yield to the Constitution which is the supreme law of the
land
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