LIBERALISM AND THE STATE

Question 1

What did liberals accept within the state of nature

Answer 1

There would be clashes of interests with individuals pushing their interest so needs a state to arbitrate effectively and resolve competing individuals

Question 2

Rejection of what state

Answer 2

Monarchical

Question 3

Governed by what

Answer 3

Consent

Question 4

People have to agree to what

Answer 4

Accept the states authority and in return protection and promotion of natural right, individualism, justice

Question 5

Liberals believe in what government

Answer 5

Limited Government

Question 6

What is limited government

Answer 6

Govern by pre-arranged rules and procedures cemented in a formal constitution to entrench rights

Question 7

What is fragmented government

Answer 7

Dispersal of state power and checks and balances to prevent power from being concentrated

Question 8

What equality should be in the states

Answer 8

Foundational equality

Question 9

What is formal equality

Answer 9

All individuals have the same legal and political rights in society

Question 10

What do liberal states Emphasise

Answer 10

Rule Of Law

Question 11

Where does formal equality in the state stem from

Answer 11

Liberal belief of foundational equality

Question 12

What are the 3 features of a liberal state

Answer 12

Limited Government

Fragmented Government

Formal Equality