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Is liberalism viable? · Set A

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Is liberalism viable? · Set A

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  1. The Chinese Head Tax, introduced in 1885, was:

    1. a) a fee charged only to Chinese immigrants entering Canada
    2. b) a tax on goods imported from China
    3. c) a tax that funded Chinese-Canadian schools
    4. d) a tax on all immigrants equally

  2. Why are residential schools considered a violation of liberal principles?

    1. a) They removed Indigenous children from their families and suppressed their languages and cultures
    2. b) They taught a provincial curriculum
    3. c) They charged tuition to families
    4. d) They were run by volunteers

  3. A liberal democracy bans hate speech. This best shows:

    1. a) the end of freedom of expression
    2. b) laissez-faire economics
    3. c) liberalism limiting one freedom to protect the rights and dignity of others
    4. d) the complete rejection of liberalism

  4. Environmental problems like climate change challenge liberalism mainly because:

    1. a) liberal democracies cannot hold elections about the environment
    2. b) environmental laws always violate the Charter
    3. c) liberalism forbids all industry
    4. d) individual economic freedom can damage resources that everyone shares

  5. During the October Crisis, the War Measures Act allowed police to:

    1. a) nationalize Quebec's industries
    2. b) arrest and detain people without charge
    3. c) hold an early federal election
    4. d) cancel the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

  6. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms became part of the Constitution in:

    1. a) 1982
    2. b) 1867
    3. c) 1931
    4. d) 1960

  7. Source: "In wartime, the safety of the nation must come before the liberties of any one citizen." Which evidence best challenges this view?

    1. a) Many countries interned people during wartime
    2. b) No Japanese Canadian was ever charged with an act of disloyalty during the Second World War
    3. c) Canada won the Second World War
    4. d) The War Measures Act was passed by Parliament

  8. Which is a liberal freedom that governments sometimes limit during emergencies?

    1. a) freedom of peaceful assembly
    2. b) the right to pay taxes
    3. c) the obligation to obey laws
    4. d) the duty to serve on a jury

  9. The Emergencies Act replaced the War Measures Act in 1988. It was first invoked in:

    1. a) 2022, during the convoy protests
    2. b) 1995, during the Quebec referendum
    3. c) 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic
    4. d) 2001, after the September 11 attacks

  10. In 1970, the War Measures Act was invoked during:

    1. a) the First World War
    2. b) the Great Depression
    3. c) the Winnipeg General Strike
    4. d) the October Crisis

Answer key · Is liberalism viable? · Set A

Social Studies 30-1 · maddyhelps.com

  1. a) a fee charged only to Chinese immigrants entering Canada — Only Chinese immigrants had to pay it, which made it discriminatory and illiberal. The federal government formally apologized in 2006.
  2. a) They removed Indigenous children from their families and suppressed their languages and cultures — Forced removal and assimilation denied both individual rights and the collective rights of Indigenous peoples. The government apologized in 2008.
  3. c) liberalism limiting one freedom to protect the rights and dignity of others — It is Mill's harm principle at work: expression is limited where it harms others. Liberal democracies balance rights against each other rather than treating any one as absolute.
  4. d) individual economic freedom can damage resources that everyone shares — When each person or company acts in its own interest, shared resources like air and water can be overused. Fixing that often means limiting economic freedom.
  5. b) arrest and detain people without charge — Hundreds of people were arrested and held without charge; most were released without ever being charged. The Charter did not exist yet — it came in 1982.
  6. a) 1982 — The Charter came with the Constitution Act, 1982. 1960 was the Canadian Bill of Rights, an ordinary law that was much weaker.
  7. b) No Japanese Canadian was ever charged with an act of disloyalty during the Second World War — If no one was ever charged, the internment rested on ancestry, not evidence of any threat. That undercuts the claim that removing their rights kept the nation safe.
  8. a) freedom of peaceful assembly — Freedom of assembly is a core civil liberty, and emergency powers often restrict gatherings. The other options are duties, not freedoms.
  9. a) 2022, during the convoy protests — The federal government first used the Emergencies Act in February 2022 to end the convoy blockades. It was designed with more oversight than the War Measures Act.
  10. d) the October Crisis — After the FLQ kidnapped two officials in Quebec, the government invoked the Act, suspending civil liberties. It was also used in both World Wars.