Project Gutenberg 2009-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 138 Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805 1859 De Tocqueville, Alexis Toqueville, Alexis de Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clérel de Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel de De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome deuxième Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_America Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_la_d%C3%A9mocratie_en_Am%C3%A9rique Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome deuxième" by Alexis de Tocqueville is a profound sociopolitical analysis written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the structure and dynamics of American democracy, focusing on the relationship between the people and their governing institutions, the nature of political parties, and the effects of democracy on society at large. Tocqueville's examination provides valuable insights into how democracy operates, its strengths, its weaknesses, and its implications for both the United States and the world. The opening of the book establishes Tocqueville's intent to delve deeper into the sovereignty of the people in the context of American political structure. He reflects on the underlying forces that drive this popular power, probing into its instincts and passions while emphasizing that in America, the people govern through direct consent, choosing their representatives and forming juries. As he sets the stage, Tocqueville introduces the concept of political parties, acknowledging the historical significance of major political factions like the Federalists and Republicans and their roles in shaping American democracy, which is characterized by the influence of the majority over legislative processes and the complexities surrounding the interplay of different social classes within this democratic framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr United States -- Politics and government United States -- Social conditions Democracy -- United States JK Text FR Politique Category: History - American Category: Sociology Category: Politics 825807 2025-07-12T12:11:51.962537 text/html 807735 2024-10-24T20:33:22 text/html 370054 2025-07-12T12:12:04.996474 application/epub+zip 381314 2025-07-12T12:11:56.302470 application/epub+zip 360382 2025-07-12T12:11:54.451491 application/epub+zip 739984 2025-07-12T12:12:11.151430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675072 2025-07-12T12:12:03.745476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626340 2022-09-14T06:42:06.995170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745222 2023-09-13T10:34:23.959348 text/plain 725268 2024-10-24T20:33:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18328 2025-07-12T12:12:11.288384 application/rdf+xml 16856 2025-07-12T12:11:54.988478 image/jpeg 3706 2025-07-12T12:11:54.721484 image/jpeg 353052 2025-07-12T12:11:52.023488 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia