Classical and Modern Liberalism Flashcards
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Political Elements of Classical Liberalism
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- Political freedom
- Civil rights and freedoms
- Equality
- Elected government
- Relies on choices that rational individuals make in their own self-interest
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Economic elements of classical liberalism
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- Laissez-faire capitalism
- Free market w/ limited gov intervention
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Elitism
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- Right to vote is limited with ppl (men) who have property or wealth
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Classical Conservatism
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- Supported traditional views and values (pre industrial revolution)
- Want to preserve existing institutions, stability, law and order
- Do not like change
- Reactionary movement
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illiberalism
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- Undemocratic actions by democratic countries
- political term
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Luddism
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- Skilled workers replaced by machines and people who know how to use them
- Broke into factories and destroyed machines
- Gov made breaking machines a capital offence, punishable by death
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Chartist
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- Working class movement in Britain that focuses on political and social reform
- Goals:
- Universal suffrage for all men over 21
- Equal size electoral districts
- Voting by secret ballot
- End needing property for Parliament
- Pay members of Parliament
- Annual elections
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Utopian Socialism
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- Humanitarians who advocated end to conditions of average workers in industrial capitalist countries
- Believe education and improved working conditions would improve economy
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Marxism/Communism
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- Radical form of socialism
- Karl Marx thought only way to overthrow capitalism was by the class struggle between workers and owners
- Marx believed that economics was foundation of society and production needed to be in hands of owners
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Modern Liberalism
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- Government was essential to ensure equality of outcome for all ppl
- individuals should be valued equally
- broader social protection and guarantees of civil liberties and equal rights w/ more open and transparent gov.
