JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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True
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Either A or B
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alexis de Tocqueville believed that ““democratic peoples’… passion for equality is ardent, insatiable, eternal, and invincible.” This article examines whether and under what conditions residents of the United States demonstrate such a commitment to equality.
Detailed explanation-2: -De Tocqueville believed that the movement toward democracy was the great overriding theme of the historical evolution of the West and perhaps even of the entire world.
Detailed explanation-3: -De Tocqueville, however, saw another even more disturbing threat to American democracy. He feared that American citizens would become so satisfied with being equal to one another that they would abandon their deep interest and involvement in self-government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tocqueville understands democracy not merely as self-government but as a comprehensive way of life. In his writings he explains the effects of democracy on the theoretical and practical habits of men in democratic times, focusing on the salubrious as well as the troubling.