Question

Choose one of the values from de Tocqueville's Democracy in America and write an essay describing steps that can be taken to protect or restore that value in America. Copy and paste your essay from your word document in the editor box below and make any last minute changes necessary.

Answer 1

Answer:

Liberty is my foremost passion,” he wrote. He went on to describe liberty as the right of citizens to be able to act freely while still respecting the rights of others. It was this idea that led him to caution people about the power of government. He described government as having a limiting effect on people’s liberty, not an enablement. It (government) “excels in preventing, not doing,” he wrote

Answer 2

Answer:

The five values determined by Tocqueville's Democracy in America was

1. Liberty
2. Egalitarianism
3. Individualism
4. Populism
5. Laissez-faire

Explanation:

• One important values from de Tocqueville's Democracy in America was Egalitarianism which means society of Equals.

The three exceptions Tocqueville saw was:

1. Slavery
2. Women and
3. Treatment of Native Americans

• Steps were also taken to protect or restore the value in America
• In America, the wealth, power and intelligence were different among the people but they are equal in the society.
• The land which was available free was equally promoted among the people.
• This makes the American people to see their neighbors as equal and they started to contribute the feeling of equality.

Tocqueville believed that Safeguarding Liberty should be the primary concern of the nation. Because it makes the Americans to be economically prosperous.

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