2. In de Tocqueville's observations, what is something the federal government is allowed to do?
(a) Manage education.
(b) Create infrastructure.
(c) Tax.
(d) Manage health care.

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) A privileged few.
(c) A small but active minority.
(d) The wealthy.

4. To an American writer, the individuals and events are related how?
(a) They are independent of each other.
(b) They rely on each other.
(c) They are dependent on each other.
(d) They are interrelated, although not dependent on each other.

5. According to de Tocqueville, equality can enable what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Power.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Freedom.

6. By excluding minorities from power, what does de Tocqueville believe will happen?
(a) The foundation of democracy will be endangered.
(b) The minority will revolt against the majority.
(c) The foundations of the Constitution will be violated.
(d) A new type of democratic rule will emerge.

7. What does de Tocqueville observe that the principle of equality has created an extraordinary sense of in the American people?
(a) Logic.
(b) Perfectability.
(c) Stability.
(d) Rationality.

8. Because the settlers imported most of their technical knowledge, when they got to America they only had to do what?
(a) Create the theory to go behind it.
(b) Adapt it to American ideas and situations.
(c) Put it into practice.
(d) Remember it.

9. Cupidity means what?
(a) A strong desire, normally for wealth.
(b) A strong desire, normally for material things.
(c) A strong desire, normally for achievement.
(d) A strong desire, normally for participation.

10. What reason does de Tocqueville supply for what Americans read, other than to stay informed?
(a) Profit.
(b) School.
(c) Professional development.
(d) Entertainment.

11. In de Tocqueville's observations, the patriotism of Americans is more akin to cupidity than to what?
(a) A sense of obligation.
(b) A sense of requirement.
(c) A sense of country.
(d) A sense of duty or pride.

12. When American writers exaggerate the importance of a subject, de Tocqueville says it gets lost in what?
(a) The world.
(b) The clouds.
(c) Space.
(d) Oblivion.

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

14. What year was de Tocqueville's voyage to the United States?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1840.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1850.

15. What deals with the affairs of the people and is bound to be turbulent and uncertain?
(a) Religion.
(b) Society.
(c) Community.
(d) Politics.