JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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smaller and smaller pieces of land
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huge estates that a few rich families owned
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individuals concentrating on the present
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many prosperous people
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Detailed explanation-1: -As “Democracy in America” revealed, Tocqueville believed that equality was the great political and social idea of his era, and he thought that the United States offered the most advanced example of equality in action.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Tyranny of the Majority" One of them was that in a society made up of equal citizens, the majority is always right. To de Tocqueville, a majority of equals, just like a single all-powerful ruler, could abuse its power. In a democracy, de Tocqueville argued, this abuse becomes the “tyranny of the majority."
Detailed explanation-3: -He viewed America as the freest and most enlightened country, but viewed it as an infant. He supported American colonialism but disliked the cruel treatment of slaves. de Tocqueville drew attention to the cultural realm in explaining why society was the way it was.
Detailed explanation-4: -He is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies.