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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 1, Chapter 6-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to de Tocqueville, freedom cannot be what?
(a) Felt.
(b) Explained.
(c) Understood.
(d) Measured.

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

3. Where were the first colonies established?
(a) New Haven.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New England.

4. Compared to the European system, de Tocqueville says the America court system is what?
(a) Mild.
(b) Meek.
(c) Small.
(d) Powerless.

5. Judges are accountable to what?
(a) The people who appointed them.
(b) The laws they make.
(c) The laws they are representing.
(d) The people who elected them.

Short Answer Questions

1. De Tocqueville observes that judges are not elected, but are what?

2. How long did de Tocqueville stay in the united States?

3. What feeds on ignorance, according to the Puritans' religious views?

4. According to de Tocqueville, in America men obey what?

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

(see the answer key)

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