Which statement about fundamentalists is true? A) They never ...

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Question 1

Analyze three examples of issues in American life that have been a point of contention between progressives and conservatives: abortion, homosexual rights, and sexuality.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Choose three of the following groups and analyze their changing roles in American society after 1965: older people, organized labor, women, religious conservatives, blue-collar workers, and educated suburbanites.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

Cultural conservatives have aggressively backed efforts to __________.
 
  A) protect the environment
  B) provide further social relief programs
  C) secularize public education
  D) prevent states from protecting homosexuals' rights

Question 4

Liberal or modern Protestants __________.
 
  A) attack the immorality and corruption of modern life
  B) believe there is one literal interpretation of the Bible
  C) emphasize building the Kingdom of God through social justice
  D) express that personal sexual indulgence is ruining the nation

Question 5

Which statement about fundamentalists is true?
 
  A) They never get involved in politics.
  B) They represent a large segment of the Roman Catholic Church.
  C) They are never part of a larger evangelical denomination.
  D) They believe there is one literal interpretation of the Bible.

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Answer 1

The ideal answer should include:
1. Abortion  Since the legalization of abortion in 1972, there has been a continuous battle between those who would allow a woman to control her own body and those who feel that life begins at conception.
2. Homosexual rights  Generally speaking, conservatives want to deny homosexuals the same rights as everyone else, while progressives feel that everyone should have the same rights.
3. Sexuality  In this realm conservatives are generally guided by principles they claim are derived from a Christian faith, while progressives point to the right to privacy.

Answer 2

The ideal answer should include three of the following:
1. Older people sometimes were better able to save money after 1965, and definitely had better access to healthcare with Medicare
2. Organized labor did poorly as union membership dropped, and the benefits negotiated by unions were not as good as they used to be.
3. Women increased their participation in the workforce. They did not get the largest piece of social legislation passed, the ERA, but did get Title IX passed.
4. Religious conservatives gained in power and played a large role in electing Ronald Reagan.
5. Blue-collar workers lost power and well-paid work as manufacturing and industrial jobs went overseas, replaced by a lower-paying service economy.
6. Educated suburbanites played a significant role in electing Reagan and were a large voting bloc.

Answer 3

Answer: D

Answer 4

Answer: C

Answer 5

Answer: D