...clearly and identifiably democracies. To have democracy mean, subjectively, "a good government" renders it analytically useless. Constitutional liberalism,...the philosophical strain, beginning with the Greeks, that emphasizes individual liberty.3 It is constitutional because it rests on the tradition, beginning...

...clearly and identifiably democracies. To have democracy mean, subjectively, "a good government" renders it analytically useless. Constitutional liberalism,...the philosophical strain, beginning with the Greeks, that emphasizes individual liberty.1 It is constitutional because it rests on the tradition, beginning...

...procedures for selecting government but, rather, governments goals. It refers to the tradition . . . that seeks to protect an individual's autonomy and...whatever the source — state, church, or society ... It places the rule of law at the center of politics. Fared Zakaria, The Future of Freedom (New...

...constitutional liberalism. Constitutional liberalism focuses on the government's goals. These goals are rooted in Western history "that seeks to protect an individual's...places the rule of law at the center of politics" [24, p. 19]. Laws are essential in that they form the ground rules for cooperation in our society....