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Which of the following is not mentioned by Macedo as a duty that societies have toward nonmembers?

A) duties of fair dealing (e.g., nonexploitation)
B) cosmopolitan egalitarian duties (e.g., ensuring that everyone has equal wealth)
C) duties of rectification and redress (e.g., redressing those who were oppressed)
D) humanitarian duties (e.g., preventing systematic violations of human rights)

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Wellman argues that only cultural groups have a right to limit immigration, and this right is based on their desire to preserve their distinctive way of life.

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B) False

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Sarah Fine's "internal critique" of Wellman's argument targets his claim that

When he discusses John Rawls's theory of distributive justice, Macedo discuses a thought experiment where we are in an "original position" behind a "veil of _________" and ask ourselves which principles of social justice we would choose if we didn't know which social position we would occupy.

According to Macedo, an immigration policy is not morally acceptable unless its effect on the distribution of goods is defensible from the standpoint of the least well-off Americans.

According to Macedo, states only have obligations towards their own citizens.

Carens mentioned the possibility that a rich country might open its borders and be thrown into chaos as a result of massive immigration. He calls this the public _________ problem.

Wellman argues that insisting on unlimited property rights commits one to

One of Fine's critiques of Wellman is that he fails to adequately consider the potentially harmful effects of excluding would-be immigrants.

Which of the following statements would Macedo disagree with?

Fine's article demonstrates that she agrees with Wellman that a closed-border policy is defensible in most cases.

According to Wellman, your freedom of _________ allows you to leave or travel within your country.

In his objection to "the second prong of the libertarian case for open borders," Wellman responds to the objection that he is essentially denying that we have a right to freedom of movement. Which of the following is part of his response?

Joseph Carens asserts that all liberal egalitarians are committed to _________ opportunity.

The most common form of cosmopolitanism is _____ cosmopolitanism, according to which those in a position to do so have an obligation to assist those in need because of poverty and to promote basic human rights.

In accordance with the theory of justice proposed by John Rawls, Stephen Macedo argues, "We must consider the justifiability of policies from the standpoint of the _____ well-off among our fellow citizens."

Joseph Carens argues that restrictions on free migration can be justified if

Fine asks us to consider the example of a yoga group that practices in Central Park and is free to reject prospective members but isn't free to exclude others from making use of Central Park. The point of this example is to show that

According to Fine, a(n) _________ association (i.e., the kind of association that explains religious freedom) has as its primary purpose the expression of a point of view.

Macedo refers to the view that "we have special obligations to poorer fellow citizens, and that obligations of distributive justice in particular apply only to citizens" as the _________ view.