be "responsible" to the legislature rather that to the monarch- The philosopher Leonard Hobhouse states that the principles of Liberalism are: Rule of Law, Responsible Government, Civil Liberties, Constitutionalism, Individualism, Majority Rule, Popular Sovereignty, and International Co-operation- Rule of law: can rule only by people's consent- Civil Liberty: freedoms e.g. Thought, expression, assoc. religion- Constitutionalism: social contract to outline/limit government power- Individualism: role of government is to allow individuals to reach self-fulfillment and provide wellbeing- Majority rules: public decisions made by greater number of citizens- Popular Sovereignty: sovereignty resides within the people- The ideology was first introduced in England around 1650 and in France during 1750- The liberals work toward a world of free of limits on the responsible individual, the greatest economic well-being for all and increasing control over natural and social environment- Liberalism is a form of political structure where the powers of the government are limited against the people and their property- the main function of the state is to protect the rights of the citizens- These rights are natural rights, petitions, bills of rights, declarations of the rights of man etc.- some liberal programs, seek to place constraints on governmental power- this may be achieved through a parliamentary system of government or a constitutional monarchy of through the separation of governmental powers into agencies such as executive, legislative and judiciary, the classical example being the U.S, government- -Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is usually viewed as liberals ...
