In the early 19th century, a French sociologist and political scientist undertook a seven-month journey throughout the newly formed United States. Alexis de Tocqueville surveyed the young nation's religious, political, and economic character and reported his findings in two volumes, published in 1835 and 1840. Two centuries later, Democracy in America remains among the most astute and influential surveys of American politics and society.
de Tocqueville focuses on why republican representative democracy prevailed in the United States, tracing its success from the state of equality...

This document explains the birth of the American Constitution. It was during the Revolutionary War that the United States adopted the Articles of Confederation. This document was the law of the land until the American Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Alexis-Henri-Charles Clerel, Count de Tocqueville, usually called by Alexis convenience Tocqueville, born in Paris July 29, 1805 and died in Cannes 16 April 1859, is a political philosopher, politician, historian, precursor of sociology and french writer. He is famous for his...

De La Democratie en Amerique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. Its title translates as On Democracy in America, but English translations are usually simply entitled Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous seven hundred years.

De La Democratie en Amerique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. Its title translates as On Democracy in America, but English translations are usually simply entitled Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous seven hundred years.