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POLS 2537 Exam Practice Questions 1. What do libertarians believe? A. Poverty limits freedom B. Poverty limits the means to exercise freedom C. Poverty limits both the means to exercise freedom and freedom itself D. Poverty limits neither the means to exercise freedom nor freedom itself 2. What does Jeremy Waldron argue about the relationship between private property and freedom? I. The more private property there is, the less freedom homeless people have II. The more common property is regulated, the less freedom homeless people have A. I B. II C. I & II D. None of the above 3. Why does Socrates refuse to flee Athens and instead drink the hemlock? A. If people don’t obey the law, chaos will ensue B. Having lived in Athens all his life, he owes it to the city-state to obey the law C. Living in Athens demonstrated his agreement with the law D. All of the above 4. If tourists to Canada were asked, upon arrival, to sign a form declaring that they agreed to obey the law, what kind of consent would that be? A. Express B. Tacit C. Express & tacit D. Neither 5. Which of the following is an example of presumptive benefit? A. National defence B. TV shows C. Puppies D. Swimming pools E. None of the above 6. Which of the following is not an objection that has been levelled towards community/associative duties accounts of political obligation? A. States are not analogous to families B. Getting benefits from an association doesn’t create duties unless you asked for those benefits

C. Just because you feel that you have an obligation doesn’t mean you actually have one D. The theory could require citizens of oppressive states to participate in the state’s wrongdoings 7. Which claim(s) does Mill make in favour of freedom of expression? I. No one can ever have enough confidence that their own opinions are true to justify suppressing the contrary opinions II. Even if an opinion is definitely false, it should not be suppressed III. There is a human right to free expression A. I B. II C. III D. I & II E. I, II, & III 8. What argument(s) does David Boonin make in Should Race Matter? A. Hate speech is not harmful/problematic B. Hate speech legislation is ineffective C. Hate speech legislation is unnecessary D. Hate speech should not be regulated E. All of the above 9. Which of the following scenarios would not constitute oppression according to I.M. Young’s theory of oppression? A. A student in a fashion-conscious school who cannot afford high status brands B. Undocumented immigrants who don’t have the right to vote C. People with severe disabilities who are unable to participate meaningfully in the workplace D. Female spouses performing unpaid domestic labour that benefits their male spouses E. A gay couple facing ridicule, harassment, or violence when holding hands in public 10. Until 1963 the UK exercised authority over the colony of Kenya. The Kenyan people had no political rights and the UK governed them unilaterally. Suppose that despite its authority, the UK held a policy of benign neglect towards Kenya and rarely interfered with what the Kenyans wanted to do on a day-to-day basis. When Kenya became independent in 1963, what kind of freedom did it gain? A. Republican freedom B. Negative freedom

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