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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 2: Chapter 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. De Tocqueville observes that judges are not elected, but are what?
(a) Endowed.
(b) Called.
(c) Installed.
(d) Appointed.

2. Lawyers are connected to the aristocracy by their personal interest and what?
(a) Friends.
(b) Reasoning.
(c) Education.
(d) Culture.

3. How does de Tocqueville characterize political parties?
(a) As unnecessary and evil.
(b) As necessary and good.
(c) As necessary but evil.
(d) As unnecessary and good.

4. In times of peace, what has more power than the President?
(a) Legislature.
(b) Senate.
(c) Judiciary.
(d) Executive branch.

5. Democracy promotes spending energy on what types of tasks?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Religious.
(c) Material.
(d) Artistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Decentralization of the governmental administration has multiplied what?

2. One drawback of equality of social conditions is an increase in what?

3. What is one of the two important tools of American democracy?

4. American settlers imported most of their technical language from where?

5. What is one of the branches of government?

(see the answer key)

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