Independent Learning: Liberal Democracy

Were there a people of gods, their government would be democratic. So perfect a government is not for men. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

1. What does this quotation mean?
2. What does it suggest about liberalism and democracy?
3. Why might a liberal worry about democracy?
4. Why might a liberal support democracy?
5. Define the following;
   1. Civil society
   2. Civil liberties
   3. Liberalism
   4. Democracy
6. What are the three key features of a liberal democracy?
7. What are the liberal concerns about democracy?
8. Why have liberals accepted democracy?