RERUM NOVARUM

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Rerum Novarum was written in response to the exploitation of workers during the Industrial Revolution.

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TRUE

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The encyclical argues that all private property should be abolished.

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FALSE

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Rerum Novarum opposed the formation of labor unions.

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FALSE

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Governments, businesses, and workers must work together to promote justice.

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TRUE

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The encyclical has had no influence on modern labor laws.

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FALSE

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Rerum Novarum was written in the year ______.

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1891

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The principle stating that larger institutions should intervene only when necessary is called ______.

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Subsidiarity

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Pope Leo XIII believed that ______ must be treated with dignity and respect.

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Workers

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The economic system criticized in Rerum Novarum for worker exploitation is ______ capitalism.

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Laissez-faire

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One of the rights supported by Rerum Novarum is the right to form:

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Labor unions