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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 1: Chapter 1-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After what event was the sovereignty of the people codified in law?
(a) American Revolution.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Boston Tea Party.
(d) Declaration of Independence.

2. Who gets the powers not enumerated to the federal government?
(a) The states.
(b) The judiciary.
(c) The people.
(d) The townships.

3. The New World is considered to be what, geographically, to the rest of the world?
(a) Nearby.
(b) To the East.
(c) Isolated.
(d) To the West.

4. What feeds on ignorance, according to the Puritans' religious views?
(a) Aristocracy.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) The devil.
(d) Democracy.

5. What type of people are educated and serve to bring reason to debates through logic?
(a) Statesmen.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Critics.
(d) Lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what type of sovereignty does democracy rely?

2. According to de Tocqueville, freedom cannot be what?

3. How does de Tocqueville characterize political parties?

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

5. Democratic regimes value prosperity over what?

(see the answer key)

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