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    Liberalism is based on the premise that people are rational. It values individual freedom such as free will, choice, speech, and religion. Liberal democracy embraces elections, speech, association, parties, and pressure groups. Liberalism also recognizes that power can corrupt and advocates for checks and balances within governing systems to limit corruption and make governments accountable through regular, free elections.

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    Liberalism is based on the premise that people are rational. It values individual freedom such as free will, choice, speech, and religion. Liberal democracy embraces elections, speech, association, parties, and pressure groups. Liberalism also recognizes that power can corrupt and advocates for checks and balances within governing systems to limit corruption and make governments accountable through regular, free elections.

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    Liberalism

    Premise: People are rational.



    1. Individual freedom free will (choice, speech, political thought, religion)
    2. Liberal democracy elections, speech, association, parties, pressure
    groups
    3. power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
    4. Has checks and balances in-built to the governing system
    5. Regular and free elections makes government accountable

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