Impositions and Challenges of Liberalism Review

Why did the US send troops into Iraq as part of the War on Terrorism?

• The US feared Hussein would supply terrorists with WMDs.

• American troops were searching for Osama Bin Laden in Iraq.

• The United Nations recommended that the US invade Iraq.

• The US wanted to remove the Taliban from power.

The Indian Act and the War Measures Act are examples of...

• Legislation that promoted modern liberalism

• Legislation that promoted illiberalism

• Legislation that imposed liberalism

• Legislation that promoted classical liberalism

In postmodernism, absolute meanings of words do not exist. Rather, the meaning of words is based on context, culture, and community.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a challenge to liberalism?

• Pandemic

• Collective Rights

• Environmental Concerns

• Trade Liberalization

• Civil disobedience

• An imposition of liberalism

• Support for Jim Crow Legislation

• Illiberal conduct

After the events of 9/11, the United States introduced the Patriot Act which...

• Imposed special taxes to pay for the war effort

• Suspended civil liberties to increase security

• Allowed the government to take full control of the economy

• Limited the power of police forces

• The Patriot Act

• An imposition of liberalism

• A challenge of liberalism

• Illiberalism

Some of the civil liberties that have been suspended in liberal societies through legislation such as the War Measures Act include

• Freedom of speech

• Mobility rights

• Right to peaceful protest

• All of the above

• The Patriot Act

• The Anti-Terrorism Act

• No-Fly Legislation

• The War Measures Act

• To what extent should government support failing business during recession?

• To what extent should governments regulate corporations?

• To what extent should government decision making reflect the will of the people?

• To what extent should nations pursue global trade liberalization?