Liberalism - Core ideas and principles 2.1 Flashcards

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who usually votes for liberals

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  • educated middle class
  • seeking wider civil liberties to better themselves
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what was liberalism a stem of in the past

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ENLIGHTENMENT
- reject traditional social, political and religious ideas
- stressed power of reason
- importance of tolerance
- freedom from tyranny

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what were libaralists usually vote for

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  • abolish traditional restrictions
  • freedom of individual
  • uniqueness but equal rights
  • free to make decisions and reach full potential
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what did Thomas Jefferson say in the ‘United States Declaration of Independence’

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‘We hold these truth to be self-evident, that all men are created equal’

‘Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ (work!)

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