Which political ideology is marked by the advocacy of positive government action to improve the welfare of individuals, government regulation of the economy, support for civil rights, and tolerance for social change?

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Stanley Chung

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11 November, 01:05

Which political ideology is marked by the advocacy of positive government action to improve the welfare of individuals, government regulation of the economy, support for civil rights, and tolerance for social change?

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Frankfurter · Answer 1

Answer: Liberalism

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Liberalism is a moral and political philosophy that agrees to liberty and equality before the law.

Liberalism support the freedom and right of individuals. Such right includes free market and trade, democracy, civil right, racial equality, freedom of speech, press and religion etc.

Liberalism is the belief in the freedom of people as well as their fundamental human right. It started with John Locke and Montesquieu, before it later broke out during the French Revolution and by the end of the 19th century there was the establishment of liberal government in Europe and both in North and South America.