Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America
Completion requirements
Read this text as follows:
- Volume I, Chapter 2
- Volume I, Chapter 3
- Volume I, Chapter 10
- Volume I, Chapter 11
- Volume I, Chapter 12
- Volume I, Chapter 13
- Volume II, Section II, Chapter 6
- Volume II, Section II, Chapter 7
- Volume II, Section II, Chapter 8
- Volume II, Section II, Chapter 9
- Volume II, Section IV, Chapter 1
- Volume II, Section IV, Chapter 2
- Volume II, Section IV, Chapter 3
- Volume II, Section IV, Chapter 4
- Volume II, Section IV, Chapter 5
- Volume II, Section IV, Chapter 6
In this work, Tocqueville studies democracy via the civil practices he observed during a tour of the newly-independent American colonies. While in America, he noticed that wealth circulated more freely without hereditary ranks and distractions.
Study Guide Questions:
- Why does Tocqueville want to study democracy in America?
- How does Tocqueville view equality in America?
- How does Tocqueville view the role religion plays in America, specifically with regard to politics and social order?
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