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Overview

The writings of Alexis de Tocqueville remain a respected lens of insight into Antebellum American political life and culture. His observations made in Democracy in America provide modernity with a period understanding of the role the central government played in the lives of American citizens. You are tasked with assessing this role by using only the primary source Tocqueville readings from this module. Such an exercise will help deepen your own understanding of his arguments and apply them to the modern political era.

Analyzing the central government's size, scope, and power according to Tocqueville.In the body of the paper, you must identify what you believe are the 2-3 most important issues in the assigned excerpts of Tocqueville; these issues will generally fall under the aegis of the size, scope, and power of the central government. You must very briefly overview Tocqueville's content and ideas and then apply what you have learned about this era of American politics to your views. According to Tocqueville, what is the American conception of government? What is its role in the lives of citizens? Is his assessment accurate? Please note that this is not a summary. You are not to simply restate what Tocqueville wrote but rather break it down and assess its strengths and weaknesses.