Democracy in America: Chapter 3

What does the text suggest is the thing a nation is least apt to change?

• A) Its habits

• B) Its civil legislation

• C) Its language

• D) Its culture.

According to the text, what do political laws symbolize?

• A nation's wealth

• A nation's condition

• A nation's power

• A nation's culture.

What happens when the law of inheritance is regulated, according to the text?

• The legislator continues to work

• The machine stops

• The machine goes on for ages

• The law becomes obsolete.

What is the tendency of property when equal partition is established by law?

• To increase

• To remain stable

• To diminish

• To grow

According to the text, what has the law of partition done in France?

• Overthrown the walls of dwellings

• Removed landmarks of fields

• Both A and B

• None of the above.

In the United States, what was abolished in almost all the States at the time of the Revolution?

• The law of entail

• English laws concerning the transmission of property

• The law of partition

• The law of inheritance

According to the text, what is scarcely known among the nearest neighbors in the Western settlements?

• Each other's history

• Each other's wealth

• Each other's profession

• Each other's education

What phenomenon does America exhibit according to the text?

• Greater inequality

• Greater equality

• Stronger aristocracy

• Weaker democracy

What is rare to find in America according to the text?

• Influence of individual character

• Corporate authority

• Intellectual pursuits

• Social inequality

What is the main challenge for nations at the same stage of social existence as the Anglo-Americans?

• Balancing sovereignty and absolute power

• Establishing a monarchy

• Creating a theocracy

• Implementing a dictatorship.