The Whigs were mainly concerned with making sure that parliament ruled the King and not the other way round. The Whigs joined up with Radicals and Peelites in parliament to form the Liberal Party to create a united force against the Tories.
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Liberalism and Nationalism
Most Whigs subscribed to the political ideology known as republicanism. Republicanism is the ideology of governing a society or state as a republic, in which the head of state is a representative of the people who hold popular sovereignty rather than the people being subjects of the head of state. The head of state is usually an elected official.
Ideology is a set of beliefs, values and ideas of a group and a nation. It is deeply ingrained in the social consciousness of the people. It is a set of principles, a framework of action and guidance system that gives order and meaning to life and human action. Ideology emphasizes on some particular principles, ideals and blueprint for the future. It is a review of the existing political, social and economic arrangements that create consciousness based on its principles. It legitimizes or illegitimates certain actions and philosophies. Ideology gives nation a direction and worldview and its implementation is the responsibility of the concerned people.
Nickname given to the political alliance in the Whig Party made up of northern manufacturers, cotton traders, and bankers
Communism and Fascism.