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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 1, Chapter 14-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Freedom of the press is described as what type of weapon?
(a) Dagger.
(b) Cleaver.
(c) Mace.
(d) Two-edged sword.

2. Democratic regimes will value general well-being over what?
(a) Wealth of the minority.
(b) Wealth of the majority.
(c) Extraordinary wealth of the ruling class.
(d) Extraordinary wealth of the few.

3. What is one of the best safeguards against potential tyranny of the majority in America?
(a) The balance of power.
(b) The press.
(c) The media.
(d) The judicial system.

4. The right of political association originally came from where?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Puritans.
(d) Colonists.

5. By excluding minorities from power, what does de Tocqueville believe will happen?
(a) A new type of democratic rule will emerge.
(b) The minority will revolt against the majority.
(c) The foundations of the Constitution will be violated.
(d) The foundation of democracy will be endangered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of people are educated and serve to bring reason to debates through logic?

2. After what event was the sovereignty of the people codified in law?

3. When were the first colonies established?

4. What year was de Tocqueville's voyage to the United States?

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

(see the answer key)

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