What's the liberalism?
Liberalism is an ideology and a political and economic doctrine that emerged from the ideas of the English philospher Jhon Locke and French Enlightenment thinkers. Liberalism is based on the idea that society is made up for free citizens who have rights and liberties (property, life etc). The political power must guarantee these rights.
Liberalism is based on:
- National sovereignty: the political power comes from the nation. The nation chooses it's representatives by voting.
- There are three separate branches of power: executive (government), legislative (parliament) and judicial (courts). They are separated in order to avoid all the power being held by one person.
- A liberal system needs a constitution that establishes the rights and duties of citizens and the branches of power.
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