Chapter 9

Quiz for Chapter Nine America in Global Context: Alexis de Tocqueville: Letter to Louis de Kergorlay, June 29, 1831

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Question 1

What, according to Tocqueville, is the legal basis of American social equality and political democracy?A. The system of primogeniture
B. The landed aristocracy
C. Equitable inheritance laws
D. A bicameral legislature

Question 2

What was Alexis de Tocqueville’s view of democratic government in the United States?A. Government by “the people” was objectionable because it was unfair to wealthy Americans.
B. Democratic government in America was laudable because it diluted aristocratic power.
C. He celebrated democracy because it provided opportunities for every man to improve himself.
D. Tocqueville criticized democracy on the basis that it promoted social and political mediocrity.

Question 3

Which of the following individuals would most likely have been sympathetic toward Tocqueville’s point of view?A. Martin Van Buren
B. John Quincy Adams
C. Andrew Jackson
D. John Calhoun