Modern Liberalism

Question 1

What is Positive freedom?

Answer 1

Denotes the belief that individuals left alone are often inhibited rather than free

Question 2

Why do Liberals feel individuals have to be enabled?

Answer 2

To ensure that socio-economic factors do not impede on their equality of opportunity

Question 3

What is a state that helps individuals by relieving pressure of socio economic factors?

Answer 3

Enabling state

Question 4

How does the Classical liberal’s view on the state differ from that of the modern liberal?

Answer 4

Modern liberals believe in an enabling state whereas classical liberals believe in a minimal state

Question 5

Why do modern liberals want to extend the state?

Answer 5

Justifying in the name of individual liberty

Question 6

What has modern liberalism become closely linked to?

Answer 6

Collectivism

Question 7

What do modern liberals believe needs to be sacrificed and in order for what to occur?

Answer 7

They feel some people would need to sacrifice more of their earnings to the state in the form of progressive taxation in order for the enabling state to thrive.

Question 8

Do modern liberals want ongoing constitutional change?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

What has constitutional reform come in the form of over the past 100 years?

Answer 9

Changes to suffrage

Question 10

What is ‘Social Liberalism’?

Answer 10

Represents an updated version of the historic liberal belief in tolerance. It involves legislation that may criminalise actions that discriminate against individuals on the grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and religious persuasion.