*Related Issue 2: Part 1

Question 1

What are the principles of classical liberalism?

Answer 1

-Individual self interest
-Humans are reasonable and rational
-Economic freedom and private ownership
-Civil liberties
Constitutional limitations on gov

Question 2

What did Charles Montesquieu do?

Answer 2

He used satire to advocate his point, encourages the 3 levels of government

Question 3

What did John Stuart mill believe?

Answer 3

The government should not play a role in people’s lives. Only the limitations that protect the liberty of others should be created

Question 4

What were the enclosure acts?

Answer 4

Rules where commo ld became private property

Question 5

Who did the enclosure acts serve the interest of?

Answer 5

Rich merchants who got cheap labour

Question 6

What did philosophers write about in the age of enlightenment?

Answer 6

The importance of the individuals and that reason should be the source of knowledge

Question 7

What did Thomas Hobbes believe?

Answer 7

Extreme individualism is the problem, individuals should surrender their rights to a higher power. This is called Leviathanism

Question 8

What did John Locke believe?

Answer 8

That people were rational and intelligent enough to govern themselves. The government should not interfere with life of the citizen

Question 9

What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau believe?

Answer 9

That people are generally good d re corrupted by society. Citizens should make laws directly themselves

Question 10

What did Voltaire believe in?

Answer 10

Freedom of thought of expression

Question 11

What are the values of a liberal democracy?

Answer 11

Individual rights and freedoms are guaranteed

Question 12

What did the political aspects of liberalism believe in?

Answer 12

All members of society have the same legal rights and freedoms regardless of their gender or economic status

Question 13

What are the economic aspects of liberalism?

Answer 13

Individuals have rights to have government non-interference in the markets. Competition

Question 14

What was the Great law of peace?

Answer 14

A rule that has been passed down from generation to generation to create harmony

Question 15

What was the American Revolution?

Answer 15

When the american colonies declared independence from Britain

Question 16

What was the French Revolution?

Answer 16

When the middle and peasant classes in France fought for freedom

Question 17

How did the enclosure acts benefit people?

Answer 17

Farming was more efficient

Question 18

How did the enclosure act hinder people?

Answer 18

People had to pay for their own goods and often couldn’t afford

Question 19

What did Adam Smith believe in?

Answer 19

A free market economy where prices are set by demand, and self interest is important

Question 20

Who created invisible hand economics?

Answer 20

Adam Smith

Question 21

What is invisible hand economics?

Answer 21

When the economy was run by the consumers and producers themselves and government intervention is not needed

Question 22

What did John Stuart Mill believe?

Answer 22

The government should only preserve the rule of law, protect private property, ensure the security of the individual

Question 23

What was the newer class created by the industrial revolution?

Answer 23

The new rich

Question 24

What came as a result of the industrial revolution?

Answer 24

Increased goods
More basic needs available
More urban areas

Question 25

What were the economic benefits of the industrial revolution?

Answer 25

New businesses were created

Money replaced land as a sign of wealth

Question 26

What was a problem caused by the industrial revolution?

Answer 26

The wealthy got rich on the backs of the poor, which created a gap between the rich and the poor. Factories were also dirty and hot and there was no safety