core ideas and principles

Question 1

what is foundational equality

Answer 1

belief every individual is born equal with equal natural rights and so all individuals are entitled to legal equality under a liberal state

Question 2

what is the social contract and who is it linked with

Answer 2

linked with john locke- the state should be a deal between the governed and the government. - in return for following states rulesgoverned should be granted certain rights

Question 3

what is equality of opportunity

Answer 3

all individuals should be allowed similar opportunities to develop their potential

Question 4

what is meritocracy

Answer 4

government should be conducted by individuals who are there through their own efforts and acheivement

Question 5

what is the tolerance/harm principle

Answer 5

people are free to do as they like as long as it does not harm anyone else- linked to belief of individual freedom

Question 6

what is the idea of a limited government

Answer 6

gov being restricted in the ways in which it can act by a constitution and its formal rules and procedures

Question 7

what is the mechanistic theory and who is it linked to

Answer 7

linked to classic liberal thinker john stuart mill- mankind is rational and there for capable of devising a state that reflects its needs