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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 4: Chapter 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In times of peace, what has more power than the President?
(a) Judiciary.
(b) Legislature.
(c) Executive branch.
(d) Senate.

2. The tendency of Americans to behave differently towards outsiders is sometimes known as what?
(a) Xenophobia.
(b) Alienation.
(c) Archeophobia.
(d) Isolationism.

3. What is an essential tool for maintaining liberty?
(a) Protection of the First Amendment.
(b) Freedom of religion.
(c) Protection of the press.
(d) Freedom of the press.

4. American people get richer through peaceful trading and manufacturing instead of what?
(a) War.
(b) Conquest.
(c) Pirating.
(d) Theft.

5. According to de Tocqueville, what drives the actions of every American man?
(a) Privilege.
(b) Rights.
(c) Women.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Compared to an aristocratic government ruled by an elite administration, democracy allows for what?

2. De Tocqueville believes that it depends on the individual whether equality leads them to knowledge or _______________.

3. In America, citizens have a right to what kind of associations?

4. According to de Tocqueville, governments typically perish because they lead their country into a state of anarchy or what?

5. What type of person does de Tocqueville say the American writer sees himself as?

(see the answer key)

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