Which idea was central to liberal nationalists' understanding of citizenship?
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Correct answer: Citizens should be equal before the law
Liberal nationalists viewed citizenship as membership in a political community whose members possessed common legal rights. Equality before the law, individual liberty, and participation in representative institutions were therefore essential. Option B is correct. Option A and D defend inherited hierarchy and aristocratic privilege, while C denies the representative participation that liberalism sought to expand, even though historical suffrage was often limited.
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Citizens should be equal before the law
Why is this the correct answer?
Liberal nationalists viewed citizenship as membership in a political community whose members possessed common legal rights. Equality before the law, individual liberty, and participation in representative institutions were therefore essential. Option B is correct. Option A and D defend inherited hierarchy and aristocratic privilege, while C denies the representative participation that liberalism sought to expand, even though historical suffrage was often limited.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: The Making of Nationalism in Europe (Aristocracy, New Middle Class, Liberal Nationalism).
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