abeka history 11 section 30.4

globalism

the perspective that the world needs to unite under one economic, political, and religious world order

environmentalism

promotes preserving an environment’s natural setting above man’s benefit

• kyoto protocol

  • paris agreement

name two examples of environmentalism.

postmodernism

rejects not only the truths of the past but also any moral framework; encourages people to live their own truths

multiculturalism

all cultures ought to be equally represented

• political correctness

• speech codes

fill in the blank

_______ _________ and _______ ______ required hypersensitivity toward anything that could be deemed offensive

vermont

first state to legalize civil unions between homosexuals

massachusetts

first to redefine marriage and issue marriage licenses for homosexual unions

defense of marriage act (DOMA)

defined marriage between a man and a woman

religious freedom restoration acts

state laws protecting the rights of Christians and other religious objectors to refrain from LGBTQ+ related events

planned parenthood

abortion organization started by Margaret Sanger to reduce the number of black Americans and other inferior races in America

partial birth abortion ban act

signed by G. W. Bush to stop partial birth abortions

euthanasia

the killing of the elderly or infirm; led to the rise of physician assisted suicide first legalized by the state of Oregon

oregon

fill in the blank

euthanasia was first legalized in the state of _______

las vegas shooting

deadliest mass shooting in US history (2017)

mcdonald v. chicago

the Supreme Court ruled that the right of a person to keep and bear arms applied to the state level