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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. De Tocqueville observes that judges are not elected, but are what?
2. The democratic writer assumes that man is what?
3. Religion and politics do what, in American life?
4. What is one of the best safeguards against potential tyranny of the majority in America?
5. What type of person does de Tocqueville say the American writer sees himself as?
Short Essay Questions
1. In de Tocqueville's observations, what do educated individuals in America read, and how does it relate to their lives?
2. What is the definition of a regime?
3. According to de Tocqueville, why does the United States only produce journalistic literature?
4. What is the unusual political power, based on the Constitution, that the American judicial system holds?
5. Where does the American writer find poetry, according to de Tocqueville's observations?
6. According to de Tocqueville, in a democracy, the people take special interest in the affairs of the government for what reason?
7. What does de Tocqueville believe is the logic that is followed when people adopt the authority of the majority?
8. What laws prevailed as the basis of the developing democratic society in the United States?
9. According to the author, what is the reason free people obey laws?
10. What did the government establish in order to maintain the balance of power between the Confederation and the states when the rights of the states were questioned?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is de Tocqueville writing this book, and for whom is he writing the book? Of what is he trying to convince his audience? Support your answer with examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
How does democracy promote simplification? How does democracy promote complexities? What are the consequences of each? Use the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
According to de Tocqueville, what is democracy in America? What are the institutions and players in democracy, and will it be an effective form of governance for America? Support your answer with examples from the book.
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