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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 1, Chapter 14-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of impact does the American press have on its people?
(a) Medium.
(b) Small.
(c) Large.
(d) Huge.

2. According to de Tocqueville, in America men obey what?
(a) Justice and laws.
(b) Secular authority.
(c) Divine authority.
(d) God.

3. The people in a democracy instinctively acknowledge that the interest of the many is more valuable than that of whom?
(a) The monarchy.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) A privileged few.
(d) A small but active minority.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The balancing act that the three branches of government perform on each other is referred to as what?

2. What is one of the two important tools of American democracy?

3. De Tocqueville characterizes the relationship between politics and religion as what?

4. Power is divided between what two entities in the United States?

5. What type of regime did de Tocqueville study in America?

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