Origins of Liberalism

Question 1

When was liberalism first seen?
-what were some flaws

Haudenosaunee
-what kind of government system was used

Answer 1

Ancient Athens Greek democracy
-women were excluded and some men could only vote and many slaves mistreated

-consensus decision making with all people including women were apart of it

Question 2

what is direct democracy
what is oligarchy
what is absolute monarchy
what is the enlightenment

Answer 2

-citizens directly vote, every vote is considered
-power in small group of unelected people
-monarch rules in all power
-time when all reason + advancements were made in Europe

Question 3

Thomas Hobbes belief
John Locke belief
Rouseau belief
Montesquieu belief

Answer 3

-felt that humans are selfish beings and there should be one ruler (authorial)
-opossed to Hobbes, felt that humans should make choices based on logic and reason with democracy
-freedom will lead to corruption and collectivist ideas for the general will
-beleived in supply and government, trade, separation of powers

Question 4

During 19th century how were conditions for British farmers
-what was divine right of kings

Answer 4

-poor living conditions for farmers and they were born into them
-beleife that god gave them the right to rule

Question 5

What did Adam smith believe
-invisible hand theory

Answer 5

capitalism, free market and competition.
-4 ideas: specialization, capitalism, how to treat the rich, educate consumers
-idea that without any government intervention, economy would run itself

Question 6

What did John Stuart Mill believe
-harm principle

Answer 6

-individual rights>government
-freedoms and rights to do what people wanted as long as they don’t harm others

Question 7

Vocab
laissez faire
mercantalism
tyranny of majority
social contract

Answer 7

-little/no government in ecomony
-system to restrict trade, later switched to captialism
-when majority gets what they want at expense of minority
-people living in society by agreement with no rules

Question 8

Industrial Revolution
-how were working conditions
-what were the 2 classes in separation
-domestic system
-industrialization
-urbanization

Answer 8

-good for the rich, in fact entire Britain gained wealth so Smith was right, but the poor struggled heavily. farmer lands became missed for private property and they struggled
-bourgeoisie and proletariat
-work done at home
-economic development with new technology and mass production
-increase in number of people moving into cities