Democracy in America, volume 1

Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859. . Democracy in America, volume 1
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Introduction Introductory Chapter

Chapter 1 Chapter I: Exterior Form Of North America

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Chapter 2 Chapter II: Origin Of The Anglo-Americans, And Its Importance In Relation To Their Future Condition

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Section Reasons Of Certain Anomalies Which The Laws And Customs Of The Anglo-Americans Present

Chapter 3 Chapter III: Social Conditions Of The Anglo-Americans

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Section The Striking Characteristic Of The Social Condition Of The Anglo- Americans In Its Essential Democracy

Section Political Consequences Of The Social Condition Of The Anglo- Americans

Chapter 4 Chapter IV: The Principle Of The Sovereignty Of The People In America

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Chapter 5 Chapter V: Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States Before That Of The Union At Large

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Section The American System Of Townships And Municipal Bodies

Section Limits Of The Township

Section Authorities Of The Township In New England

Section Existence Of The Township

Section Public Spirit Of The Townships Of New England

Section The Counties Of New England

Section Administration In New England

Section General Remarks On The Administration Of The United States

Section Of The State

Section Legislative Power Of The State

Section The Executive Power Of The State

Section Political Effects Of The System Of Local Administration In The United States

Chapter 6 Chapter VI: Judicial Power In The United States And Its Influence On Political Society

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Section Other Powers Granted To American Judges

Chapter 7 Chapter VII: Political Jurisdiction In The United States

Footnotes

Chapter 8 Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution

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Section History Of The Federal Constitution

Section Summary Of The Federal Constitution

Section Prerogative Of The Federal Government

Section Federal Powers

Section Legislative Powers [m1]

Section A Further Difference Between The Senate And The House Of Representatives

Section The Executive Power [p1]

Section Differences Between The Position Of The President Of The United States And That Of A Constitutional King Of France

Section Accidental Causes Which May Increase The Influence Of The Executive Government

Section Why The President Of The United States Does Not Require The Majority Of The Two Houses In Order To Carry On The Government

Section Election Of The President

Section Mode Of Election

Section Crises Of The Election

Section Re-election Of The President

Section Federal Courts [b2]

Section Means Of Determining The Jurisdiction Of The Federal Courts

Section Different Cases Of Jurisdiction

Section Procedure Of The Federal Courts

Section High Rank Of The Supreme Court Amongst The Great Powers Of State

Section In What Respects The Federal Constitution Is Superior To That Of The States

Section Characteristics Which Distinguish The Federal Constitution Of The United States Of America From All Other Federal Constitutions

Section Advantages Of The Federal System In General, And Its Special Utility In America

Section Why The Federal System Is Not Adapted To All Peoples, And How The Anglo-Americans Were Enabled To Adopt It

Chapter 9 Chapter IX: Why The People May Strictly Be Said To Govern In The United States

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Section Why The People May Strictly Be Said To Govern In The United States

Chapter 10 Chapter X: Parties In The United States

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Section Remains Of The Aristocratic Party In The United States

Chapter 11 Chapter XI: Liberty Of The Press In The United States

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Section The opinions established in the United States under the empire of the liberty of the press are frequently more firmly rooted than those which are formed elsewhere under the sanction of a censor.

Chapter 12 Chapter XII: Political Associations In The United States

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Section Different ways in which the right of association is understood in Europeand in the United States - Different use which is made of it.

Chapter 13 Chapter XIII: Government Of The Democracy In America

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Section Universal Suffrage

Section Choice Of The People, And Instinctive Preferences Of The American Democracy

Section Causes Which May Partly Correct These Tendencies Of The Democracy

Section Influence Which The American Democracy Has Exercised On The Laws Relating To Elections

Section Public Officers Under The Control Of The Democracy In America

Section Arbitrary Power Of Magistrates Under The Rule Of The American Democracy

Section Instability Of The Administration In The United States

Section Charges Levied By The State Under The Rule Of The American Democracy

Section Tendencies Of The American Democracy As Regards The Salaries Of Public Officers

Section Difficulty of Distinguishing The Causes Which Contribute To The Economy Of The American Government

Section Whether The Expenditure Of The United States Can Be Compared To That Of France

Section Corruption And Vices Of The Rulers In A Democracy, And Consequent Effects Upon Public Morality

Section Efforts Of Which A Democracy Is Capable

Section Self-Control Of The American Democracy

Section Conduct Of Foreign Affairs By The American Democracy

Chapter 14 Chapter XIV: What The Real Advantages Are Which American Society Derives From The Government Of The Democracy

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Section General Tendency Of The Laws Under The Rule Of The American Democracy, And Habits Of Those Who Apply Them

Section Public Spirit In The United States

Section Notion Of Rights In The United States

Section Respect For The Law In The United States

Section Activity Which Pervades All The Branches Of The Body Politic In The United States; Influence Which It Exercises Upon Society

Chapter 15 Chapter XV: Unlimited Power Of Majority, And Its Consequences

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Section How The Unlimited Power Of The Majority Increases In America The Instability Of Legislation And Administration Inherent In Democracy

Section Tyranny Of The Majority

Section Effects Of The Unlimited Power Of The Majority Upon The Arbitrary Authority Of The American Public Officers

Section Power Exercised By The Majority In America Upon Opinion

Section Effects Of The Tyranny Of The Majority Upon The National Character Of The Americans

Section The Greatest Dangers Of The American Republics Proceed From The Unlimited Power Of The Majority

Chapter 16 Chapter XVI: Causes Which Mitigate The Tyranny Of The Majority In The United States

Section Absence of Central Administration

Section The Profession Of The Law In The United States Serves To Counterpoise The Democracy

Section Trial By Jury In The United States Considered As A Political Institution

Chapter 17 Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Which Tend To Maintain The Democratic Republic In The United States

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Section Accidental Or Providential Causes Which Contribute To The Maintenance Of The Democratic Republic In The United States

Section Influence Of The Laws Upon The Maintenance Of The Democratic Republic In The United States

Section Influence Of Manners Upon The Maintenance Of The Democratic Republic In The United States

Section Religion Considered As A Political Institution, Which Powerfully Contributes To The Maintenance Of The Democratic Republic Amongst The Americans

Section Indirect Influence Of Religious Opinions Upon Political Society In The United States

Section Principal Causes Which Render Religion Powerful In America

Section How The Instruction, The Habits, And The Practical Experience Of The Americans Promote The Success Of Their Democratic Institutions

Section The Laws Contribute More To The Maintenance Of The Democratic Republic In The United States Than The Physical Circumstances Of The Country, And The Manners More Than The Laws

Section Whether Laws And Manners Are Sufficient To Maintain Democratic Institutions In Other Countries Besides America

Section Importance Of What Precedes With Respect To The State Of Europe

Chapter 18 Chapter XVIII: The Present And Probable Future Condition Of The Three Races Which Inhabit The Territory Of The United States

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Section The Present And Probable Future Condition Of The Indian Tribes Which Inhabit The Territory Possessed By The Union

Section Situation Of The Black Population In The United States, And Dangers With Which Its Presence Threatens The Whites

Section What Are The Chances In Favor Of The Duration Of The American Union, And What Dangers Threaten It [y2]

Section Of The Republican Institutions Of The United States, And What Their Chances Of Duration Are

Section Reflection On The Causes Of The Commercial Prosperity Of The United States

Section Conclusion