Question

which of the following principles did alexis de tocqueville argue must be balanced to prevent a government from becoming too powerful?
○ self - government and voting
○ liberty and freedom
○ equality and self - government
○ self - government and liberty
○ equality and liberty
question 41 of 50
which of the following principles did alexis de tocqueville warn that the u.s. lacked?
○ equality
○ freedom
○ democracy
○ liberty
○ self - government

Explanation:

First Question (Which of the following principles did Alexis de Tocqueville argue must be balanced to prevent a government from becoming too powerful?):

Alexis de Tocqueville, in his analysis of democracy (especially in the US), argued that balancing equality and liberty is crucial. If equality is overemphasized without liberty, or vice versa, government can become too powerful. Self - government and voting are part of the democratic process but not the key balance for limiting government power. Liberty and freedom are similar concepts. Self - government and liberty or self - government and self - government (the other options) don't capture the core balance he emphasized as much as equality and liberty.

Alexis de Tocqueville noted that while the US had democracy, freedom, self - government, and a push for equality in many ways, he warned about the lack of a certain kind of equality (especially in social and economic spheres, and also in terms of the potential for a "tyranny of the majority" to undermine true equality). The US had freedom (in the sense of political and civil liberties), democracy, self - government, and a form of liberty, but Tocqueville was concerned about the lack of a more comprehensive equality.

Answer:

E. equality and liberty

Second Question (Which of the following principles did Alexis de Tocqueville warn that the U.S. lacked?):