Democracy in America
French analysis of republic
Democracy in America is an 1835 political treatise by French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville, analyzing American democratic institutions and social conditions.
Based on his travels through the young republic, it examines how democracy shapes culture, religion, and civic life.
The work remains influential in political science and is frequently cited in discussions of American exceptionalism, the tension between equality and liberty, and the dangers of tyranny of the majority.
- equalitySame status for all
- social equalityEqual standing among people
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- republicState with elected leaders
- separation of powersConstitutional distribution of authority
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Democracy in AmericaThe Federalist Papers
Essays urging ratification, 1787-1788
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