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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to de Tocqueville, too much equality leads individuals to what?
(a) Lose their relative importance.
(b) Lose their relative wealth.
(c) Lose their relative worth.
(d) Lose their relative places in society.

2. What does de Tocqeville say is linked to--but not the same as--liberty?
(a) Idealism.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Equality.

3. Decentralization of the governmental administration has multiplied what?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Journalists.
(c) Opinions.
(d) Political associations.

4. What is an immediate danger to democracy?
(a) Freedom of association.
(b) Absolute freedom.
(c) Perfect society.
(d) Equality.

5. Associations participate in doing what for the public?
(a) Providing an outlet for issues.
(b) Providing advice on issues.
(c) Providing education on issues.
(d) Providing organization on issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. The development of industry has led to an increase in what?

2. De Tocqueville believes that it depends on the individual whether equality leads them to knowledge or _______________.

3. As democratic governments evolve, they have a tendency to become what?

4. When compared to women in a traditional aristocratic regime, de Tocqueville says American women are more _________.

5. Democracy counters individualism by insuring that common good is understood as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the people feel more equal, what are some other side effects?

2. What is the major difference between the classic aristocrat and the new aristocrat in America according to de Tocqueville?

3. In de Tocqueville's beliefs, how does too much emphasis on equality lead to tyrannical power?

4. What is one of the problems of equality of conditions?

5. Why will democratic governments tend to centralize as they grow?

6. What is one reason that democracies do not value equality and liberty equally?

7. Why does the military, even in a democratic society, tend to seek war?

8. In a real world, do democracies value equality or liberty more?

9. What do rising wages for workers mean?

10. What protects a democratic society from the great excesses that plague aristocratic societies, according to de Tocqueville?

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