7 =Citizenship

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What was the purpose of Alexis de Tocqueville's nine-month tour of the United States in 1831?

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To study American democracy

To establish French colonies

To write a novel

To take a vacation

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According to Tocqueville, what did Americans do to get things done?

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What did Tocqueville argue was the result of Americans' collective action?

• It weakened the political system

• It led to economic decline

• It taught Americans political skills and helped to strengthen democracy

• It created social unrest

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Who considered the role of associations in modern American life in the 1990s?

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Alexis de Tocqueville

Robert D. Putnam

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

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According to Robert D. Putnam, how did the America of the 1990s compare to the country Alexis de Tocqueville had visited a century and a half earlier?

• It was quite similar, with many Americans participating in cooperative efforts.

• It was quite different, with more Americans participating in cooperative efforts.

• It was quite similar, with fewer Americans participating in cooperative efforts.

• It was quite different, with far fewer Americans participating in cooperative efforts.

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What did Tocqueville admire about America during his visit a century and a half before the 1990s?

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According to Putman, how did Americans mainly participate in organizations?

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By volunteering their time and energy

As "checkbook" participants

By actively partaking in public affairs

By becoming leaders of civic causes

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What does Putman suggest about Americans' involvement in civic causes?

• They are actively involved in organizing civic causes

• They give money but not time or energy to civic causes

• They are becoming more involved over time

• They prefer to volunteer rather than donate money

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What did Putnam use as a symbol to represent the change in American social engagement?

• The increase in individual sports

• The decline in community service participation

• The sharp decline in bowling-league membership

• The rise of solo activities

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What is the main topic that readers are encouraged to think about while reading the material?

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The fears of Putnam

The changing nature of public affairs

The rights and responsibilities of citizenship

The history of civic and political life

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What are readers asked to consider about Americans today?

• Their participation in sports

• Their engagement in the civic and political life of their communities

• Their interest in international affairs

• Their spectatorship in public events