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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. Aristocratic regimes in Europe put the wealth into the hands of whom?
2. Religion and the constant drive for ___________ are the main barriers to the development of independent arts and science in the United States, according to de Tocqueville.
3. Who gets the powers not enumerated to the federal government?
4. What does de Tocqueville say religion participates in keeping the social effects of on a leash?
5. What is one of the two important tools of American democracy?
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. Why, according to de Tocqueville, does the American writer write?
3. Where does the American writer find poetry, according to de Tocqueville's observations?
4. According to the author, what is the reason free people obey laws?
5. What laws prevailed as the basis of the developing democratic society in the United States?
6. Why does the minority recognize the decision and rights of the majority in America, according to de Tocqueville's observations?
7. Why, in America, would it be hard for a democratic government to exercise tyrannical authority?
8. According to de Tocqueville, although the democratic writer might have less to write about, what is the level of importance of what he writes about?
9. What does de Tocqueville analyze in his book?
10. Americans want to explain everything through human intelligence and leave the rest to be explained by what, according to de Tocqueville?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using examples from the book, what is the main role of an independent judiciary in a democracy? What is the main role of the judiciary in America? Are the two similar or different? Use the book to provide support for your answer.
Essay Topic 2
De Tocqueville presents many ways in which a democracy can protect itself from abuse. Why does de Tocqueville believe that a democracy will be abused, and what does he suggest as protection from that abuse? Use examples from the book to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
What is de Tocqueville's definition of a lawyer? How does a lawyer work to help secure a democracy, in de Tocqueville's view? Does the same definition and purpose apply to lawyers today? Why or why not? Cite examples from the book and present day to support your answer.
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