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Foreword | |
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From the Foreword of the 1966 Edition | |
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Author's Preface to the Twelfth Edition | |
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Author's Introduction | |
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Physical Configuration of North America | |
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Concerning Their Point of Departure and Its Importance for the Future of the Angloamericans | |
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Reasons for Some Peculiarities in the Laws and Customs of the Anglo-Americans | |
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Social State of the Anglo-Americans | |
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The Striking Feature in the Social Condition of the Anglo-Americans Is That It Is Essentially Democratic | |
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Political Consequences of the Social State of the Anglo-Americans | |
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The Principle of the Sovereignty of the People in America | |
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The Need to Study what Happens in the States Before Discussing the Government of the Union | |
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The American System of Townships | |
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Limits of the Township | |
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Powers of the New England Township | |
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Life in the Township | |
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Spirit of the Township in New England | |
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The New England County | |
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Administration in New England | |
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General Ideas Concerning Administration in the United States | |
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Of the State | |
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Legislative Power of the State | |
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The Executive Power of the State | |
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Political Effects of Administrative Decentralization in the United States | |
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Judicial Power in the United States and Its Effect on Political Society | |
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Other Powers Given to American Judges | |
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Political Jurisdiction in the United States | |
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The Federal Constitution | |
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History of the Federal Constitution | |
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Summary of the Federal Constitution | |
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Prerogatives of the Federal Government | |
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Federal Powers | |
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Legislative Powers | |
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Another Difference Between the Senate and the House of Representatives | |
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The Executive Power | |
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How the Position of the President of the United States Differs from That of a Constitutional King in France | |
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Accidental Causes That May Increase the Influence of the Executive Power | |
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Why the President of the United States Has No Need, in Order to Direct Affairs, of a Majority in the Two Houses | |
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Election of the President | |
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Mode of Election | |
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Crisis of the Election | |
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Concerning the Reelection of the President | |
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The Federal Courts | |
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Means of Determining the Competence of the Federal Courts | |
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Different Cases of Jurisdiction | |
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Procedure of the Federal Courts | |
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High Standing of the Supreme Court Among the Great Authorities in the State | |
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The Superiority of the Federal Constitution over That of the States | |
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What Distinguishes the Federal Constitution of the United States of America from All Other Federal Constitutions | |
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Advantages of the Federal System in General and Its Special Usefulness in America | |
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Why the Federal System Is Not Within the Reach of All Nations and Why the Anglo-Americans Have Been Able to Adopt It | |
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Why It Can Strictly Be Said That the People Govern in the United States | |
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Parties in the United States | |
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Remains of the Aristocratic Party in the United States | |
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Freedom of the Press in the United States | |
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Political Association in the United States | |
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Government By Democracy in America | |
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Universal Suffrage | |
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The People's Choice and the Instincts of American Democracy in Such Choices | |
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Elements Which May Provide a Partial Corrective to These Instincts of Democracy | |
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Influence of American Democracy upon Electoral Laws | |
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Public Officers Under the Rule of American Democracy | |
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The Arbitrary Power of Magistrates Under the Sway of American Democracy | |
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Administrative Instability in the United States | |
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Public Expenses Under the Rule of American Democracy | |
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The Instincts of American Democracy in Fixing the Salaries of Officials | |
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Difficulty of Discerning the Reasons That Incline the American Government Toward Economy | |
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Can the Public Expenditure of the United States Be Compared with That of France? | |
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Corruption and Vices of the Rulers in a Democracy and Consequent Effect on Public Morality | |
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The Efforts of Which Democracy Is Capable | |
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American Democracy's Power of Self-Control | |
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How American Democracy Conducts the External Affairs of the State | |
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The Real Advantages Derived by American Society from Democratic Government | |
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The General Tendency of Laws Under the Sway of American Democracy and the Instincts of Those Who Apply Them | |
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Public Spirit in the United States | |
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The Idea of Rights in the United States | |
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Respect for Law in the United States | |
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Activity Prevailing in All Parts of the Political Body in the United States; the Influence Thereby Exerted on Society | |
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The Omnipotence of the Majority in the United States and Its Effects | |
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How in America the Omnipotence of the Majority Increases the Legislative and Administrative Instability Natural to Democracies | |
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Tyranny of the Majority | |
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Effect of the Omnipotence of the Majority on the Arbitrary Power of American Public Officials | |
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The Power Exercised by the Majority in America over Thought | |
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Effects of the Majority's Tyranny on American National Character; the Courtier Spirit in the United States | |
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The Greatest Danger to the American Republics Comes from the Omnipotence of the Majority | |
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What Tempers the Tyranny of the Majority in the United States | |
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Absence of Administrative Centralization | |
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The Temper of the American Legal Profession and How It Serves to Counterbalance Democracy | |
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The Jury in the United States Considered as a Political Institution | |
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The Main Causes Tending to Maintain A Democratic Republic in the United States | |
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Accidental or Providential Causes Helping to Maintain a Democratic Republic in the United States | |
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Influence of the Laws upon the Maintenance of a Democratic Republic in the United States | |
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Influence of Mores upon the Maintenance of a Democratic Republic in the United States | |
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Religion Considered as a Political Institution and How It Powerfully Contributes to the Maintenance of a Democratic Republic Among the Americans | |
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Indirect Influence of Religious Beliefs upon Political Society in the United States | |
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The Main Causes That Make Religion Powerful in America | |
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How the Enlightenment, Habits, and Practical Experience of the Americans Contribute to the Success of Democratic Institutions | |
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The Laws Contribute More to the Maintenance of the Democratic Republic in the United States Than Do the Physical Circumstances of the Country, and Mores Do More Than the Laws | |
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Elsewhere Than in America, Would Laws and Mores Be Enough to Maintain Democratic Institutions? | |
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The Importance of the Foregoing in Relation to Europe | |
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Some Considerations Concerning the Present State and Probable Future of the Three Races that Inhabit the Territory of the United States | |
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The Present State and the Probable Future of the Indian Tribes Inhabiting the Territory of the Union | |
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Situation of the Black Race in the United States; Dangers Entailed for the Whites by Its Presence | |
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What Are the Chances That the American Union Will Last? What Dangers Threaten It? | |
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Concerning the Republican Institutions of the United States and Their Chances of Survival | |
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Some Considerations Concerning the Causes of the Commercial Greatness of the United States | |
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Conclusion | |
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Author's Preface to Volume Two | |
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Contents of Volume Two | |
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Democracy in America: Volume Two | |
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Tocqueville's Notes to Volumes One and Two | |
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Report on Cherbuliez' Book, On Democracy in Switzerland, January 15, 1848 | |
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Speech in the Chamber of Deputies, January 27, 1848 | |
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Index | |