Liberalism (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards

Intellectual movement favoring reason over faith/superstition

Absence of constraint; freedom from interference

Freedom to achieve one's potential and flourish

State can only intervene to prevent harm to others

Agreement: individuals obey laws, state improves their lives

Humans naturally self-seeking, rational, and independent

State provision of education, health, housing, social security

All individuals have equal life chances

Designing society without knowing your place in it

Inequalities justified only if they benefit least well-off