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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. Equality of conditions means there are no a priori what in America?
(a) Points of view.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Influences.
(d) Prejudices.

2. According to de Tocqueville, Americans seek ______________, but only within a narrow range.
(a) Fortune.
(b) Success.
(c) Privilege.
(d) Rights.

3. As democratic governments evolve, they have a tendency to become what?
(a) More powerful.
(b) More decentralized.
(c) More centralized.
(d) More despotic.

4. Governmental power in America is highly ______________.
(a) Centralized.
(b) Decentralized.
(c) Balanced.
(d) Equal.

5. On what type of sovereignty does democracy rely?
(a) Absolute.
(b) Partial.
(c) Minority.
(d) Majority.

Short Answer Questions

1. The very poor and very rich are in what group in America?

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

3. What is one of the best safeguards against potential tyranny of the majority in America?

4. What arm of the government, even in a democracy, tends to seek out war in de Tocqueville's observations?

5. Despite the huge lands, what remained a minor enterprise when de Tocqueville was observing America?

(see the answer key)

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