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What does the term 'liberalism' derive from?
What does the term 'liberalism' derive from?
The term 'liberalism' derives from the Latin root liber, meaning free.
What did liberalism emphasize politically?
What did liberalism emphasize politically?
Liberalism emphasized the concept of government by consent.
Who was granted the right to vote and get elected in revolutionary France during the first political experiment in liberal democracy?
Who was granted the right to vote and get elected in revolutionary France during the first political experiment in liberal democracy?
Property-owning men were exclusively granted the right to vote and get elected.
Which group briefly enjoyed suffrage during the period under the Jacobins in revolutionary France?
Which group briefly enjoyed suffrage during the period under the Jacobins in revolutionary France?
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What did nineteenth-century liberals stress regarding private property?
What did nineteenth-century liberals stress regarding private property?
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Who organized opposition movements demanding equal political rights during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Who organized opposition movements demanding equal political rights during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
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