political timed test
Nancy 00001
5-LibP1.pdf
PLAN FOR TODAY
• 1. INTRO & RECAP • 2. LIBERALISM • 2a) Definition • 2b) Liberalism on HN & Freedom • 2c) Origins • 3. HOMEWORK
HOMEWORK- FOLLOW-UP
2- Consult the resources on C4 and Read the UN Declaration of Human Rights on C4
3- Analyze one of the 3 countries you identified according to the 6 key features of democracy and argue whether or not it is fully implementing the 6 key features of democracy. Use the example presented to help you
RECAP
RECAP- MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
1.Respect for human rights
2. Multi-party system and political tolerance
3. Democratic voting system
4. The rule of law
5. Democratic governance (or the separation of power)
6. Citizen participation
RECAP- CHALLENGES
WHO AND HOW?
The world strongest
democracies
« Over himself, over his own body and mind the individual is sovereign. »
-JS Mills
LIBERALISM
Liber (Latin) = Liberty
Liber, Liberty, Liberal
LIBERALISM
DEFINITION
“Liberalism, is a political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central problem of politics.
Liberals typically believe that government is necessary to protect individuals from being harmed by others, but they also recognize that government itself can pose a threat to liberty.”
Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/liberalism
LIBERALISM ON HUMAN NATURE & FREEDOM
Human beings are;
1.Rational
Human beings are;
2. Self motivated
Human beings are; 3. Competitive
Ideologies & the Conception of Freedom
VAGENT GOAL OBSTACLE
LIBERALISM ON FREEDOM
V
THE INDIVIDUAL
AGENT
LIBERALISM ON FREEDOM
V
THE INDIVIDUAL LAWS, CUSTOMS, ETC.
AGENT OBSTACLE
LIBERALISM ON FREEDOM
V
TO LIVE AS ONE CHOOSES
AGENT OBSTACLE
GOAL
THE INDIVIDUAL LAWS, CUSTOMS, ETC.
SUMMARY
Individual liberty
+
Equality of opportunity
Individual liberty +
Equality of opportunity
Within a Tolerant Society
ORIGINS
Middle Ages 5th - 15th century
In reaction to ; Religious conformity
In reaction to ; Ascribed status
In reaction to ; Ascribed status
Liberalism in reaction to ; religious conformity and ascribed status
In search of ; liberty and equality of opportunity
ORIGINS
Renaissance 14th -17th century
The Protestant Reformation -1521
Early Liberal thinkers
Thomas Hobbes 1588-1678
John Locke 1632-1704
American War of Independence 1776
French revolution 1789-1799
Modern Liberal thinkers
Adam Smith 1723-1790
John Stuart Mills 1806-1873
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Liberalism in the 19th century
Liberalism in the 19th century
LIBERALISM EXPLAINED
HOMEWORK
1- Read Chapter 3 of your textbook
2- Consult the Democracy index (2018) on C4 3- Review your country according to the new information presented in class
4- Copy the definition of these words in your notebook :
1- Renaissance 2-Rational 3-Mercantilism
4-Capitlalism 5-Middles Ages
