Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A political ideology emphasizing individual rights, representative government, and limits on state power, developed as an alternative to monarchist and imperial rule.
AP course connection
Topic 5.2: 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions from 1750-1900