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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 2: Chapter 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Limiting the right of association would be what to a democratic society?
(a) Beneficial.
(b) Detrimental.
(c) Abusive.
(d) Desirable.

2. De Tocqueville observes that judges are not elected, but are what?
(a) Installed.
(b) Called.
(c) Appointed.
(d) Endowed.

3. De Tocqueville believes that there must be complete freedom of what?
(a) Press and religion.
(b) Speech and press.
(c) Speech, religion, and press.
(d) Speech and religion.

4. Democratic regimes value prosperity over what?
(a) Contributions.
(b) Brilliance.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Change.

5. American literature is made up of the two extremes of what, according to de Tocqueville?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Passion.
(c) Reality.
(d) The world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of being driven by man, events--according to a democratic writer--are driven by what?

2. Before the American Revolution, what were the two great political parties?

3. What type of people are educated and serve to bring reason to debates through logic?

4. When can a judge refuse to enforce a law?

5. Democracies tend to value what over liberty?

(see the answer key)

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