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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. The separation between the workmen and the owners has created a new aristocracy based on what?
2. What alone, according to de Tocqueville, is not a strong enough criterion to elevate an individual over the others?
3. What type of government does de Tocqueville say is "lurking behind every corner" for most citizens of the United States, assuming democracy failed?
4. What type of regime does de Tocqueville believe is more oppressive than a dictatorship?
5. Democracy tightens social ties as it loosens what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is at least one thing that led America to develop industry instead of agriculture?
2. In de Tocqueville's observations, how do Americans act when they meet with strangers outside their borders?
3. What normally causes a great social revolution?
4. Why does the military, even in a democratic society, tend to seek war?
5. What does the lack of rigidity in a family relationship in a democratic society allow the family to do, according to de Tocqueville?
6. What is the only great inequality that de Tocqueville sees in American society?
7. According to de Tocqueville, within their own country, how do Americans tend to behave toward each other?
8. Why are democratic societies less likely to wage war?
9. in de Tocqueville's observations, how are the masters and workmen connected in America?
10. What is at least one difference between the family in a democratic society and in an aristocratic society?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
According to de Tocqueville, power is divided between the federal government and the states. What aspects of American democracy has de Tocqueville shown where this is true? What are some instances that he has shown where this is not true? What effects does this division have on democracy in America? Support your answers with examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
In de Tocqueville's opinion, what is the problem with letting the majority opinion rule? What are some of its causes, effects, and consequences? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
De Tocqueville believes that nations today (in his time) will be unable to stop the conditions of man from becoming equal. What support does he provide for this statement? Do the ideas presented in his book support his statement? Why or why not? Use the book to support your answer.
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