The nationalist aspect was that the state and the nation should be the same, meaning that the state should include all Danish nationals residing within the country as well as its colonies. The liberal aspect included the requirement for a free constitution, with an assembly elected directly by the people that should have an influence on state policy; in concert with this the power of the king was reduced to that of a constitutional monarch.<ref>http://www.danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/nationalliberalisme/</ref> | The nationalist aspect was that the state and the nation should be the same, meaning that the state should include all Danish nationals residing within the country as well as its colonies. The liberal aspect included the requirement for a free constitution, with an assembly elected directly by the people that should have an influence on state policy; in concert with this the power of the king was reduced to that of a constitutional monarch.<ref>http://www.danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/nationalliberalisme/</ref> |