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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. Isolation increases the dangers of what?

2. De Tocqueville believes wars will become rarer as _______ expands.

3. In a traditional aristocracy, de Tocqueville believes that the aristocrat was linked to their underlings by what?

4. American people get richer through peaceful trading and manufacturing instead of what?

5. De Tocqueville believes that the nations of his time cannot prevent the conditions of men from becoming _________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the division of labor in the industries in the United States divided?

3. in de Tocqueville's observations, how are the masters and workmen connected in America?

4. According to de Tocqueville, how do political associations combat individualism and egoism?

5. What is one of the civil effects of the American society?

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

7. What do rising wages for workers mean?

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

9. According to de Tocqueville, within their own country, how do Americans tend to behave toward each other?

10. What is the only great inequality that de Tocqueville sees in American society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is de Tocqueville's definition of religion? What role does religion play in politics, specifically in a democracy? Support your answer with examples and ideas from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, what are the differences between an aristocratic regime and a democratic regime in terms of governance? Which one does de Tocqueville think is more effective at governing and why?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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