JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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He stressed the idea of a Republic based on civic virtue that emphasizes citizen participation.
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He stressed the idea of enlightened despotism encouraging more powers to the national government.
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He stressed the idea of salutary neglect, allowing colonies to rule themselves:self-government.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Scholars have argued that Machiavelli was a major indirect and direct influence upon the political thinking of the Founding Fathers of the United States due to his overwhelming favoritism of republicanism and the republic type of government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Machiavelli believed that public and private morality had to be understood as two different things in order to rule well. As a result, a ruler must be concerned not only with reputation, but also must be positively willing to act unscrupulously at the right times.
Detailed explanation-3: -Machiavelli was greatly influenced by the conditions of Italy as the Italian peninsula was divided into a number of small but independent states which were constantly at war. Machiavelli wanted to unite this independent states and unity could only be possible under a Monarchy.
Detailed explanation-4: -In his book entitled The Prince, Machiavelli admonishes that the nitty-gritty of a ruler is the preservation and stability of the State as well as the preservation of himself in power. Also, he argues that a ruler should do everything possible to preserve himself in power.