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Political Concepts and Theories (A2 Unit 3)
Quick questions on Liberalism: core ideas and classical versus modern - WJEC A-Level Government and Politics
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What are one word, two meanings?Show answer
The clearest way to grasp the liberal split is through the word "freedom". For a classical liberal, a person is free when the state leaves them alone, so freedom is threatened mainly by an over-large government, and the answer is a minimal state and free markets. For a modern liberal, a person trapped by poverty or lack of education is not truly free even if no one interferes with them, so freedom may require an enabling state to remove those obstacles.
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What is the difference between negative and positive freedom? [4 marks]
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Name two core ideas shared by all liberals. [2 marks]
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To what extent do classical and modern liberals disagree? [25 marks]
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