POLITICAL

LIBERALISM
IN MEXICO
Por:
Fernanda Gonzlez, Samantha Amzquita, Andres Gmez y
Ral Durn
WHAT IS POLITICAL
LIBERALISM?
Political Liberalism is a base for democracy.The power resides within
the people. This philosophy proposes that humans should be free. This
individual freedom cannot depend on the will of a king and should not
be harmed. It says that we are all equal and that the job of the
government is protecting that individual liberty.
How is political liberalism present in
Mexico?
Theres a democracy in Mexico, the people decide who is going to rule them.
The laws in Mexico such as:
Article 2, which states that slavery is forbidden.
Article 6, which states that everyone has the right to speak up without disturbing
the public order.
Article 7, which states that everyone is free to publish writtings if they are not
plagiarized.
And many more.
protect the individual freedom of each of the habitants.

Individual Garantees
property equality security freedom
Liberalism through History
Mexico has experienced a lot of political change through the years, many of these
changes were looking foward to a freer and fairer country. Some examples of this
are:
The Independence, we fight to cut Spain's absolutism over Mexico.
The Revolution, in which we fight to have more political transparency, protect the
vote and freedom of speech.
We have also adopted foreign policies to our goverment like when the french
invaded Mexico, they bring the Napoleonic freedoms, other example would be how
the American and French Revolution have inspired to rise up for change.
Sources
Liberalism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Accessed August 26, 2014.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liberalism/.
Liberalism (politics) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Accessed August 26,
2014. http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/339173/liberalism.
tradconstcpv.PDF - Consting.pdf. Accessed August 26, 2014.
http://www.juridicas.unam.mx/infjur/leg/constmex/pdf/consting.pdf