What Is the Thesis of Alexis De Tocqueville's Democracy in America

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is the thesis of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America?

• A) All nations that developed from former British settler colonies (Canada, the U.S., Australia) share a common culture.
• B) Democracy was more likely to develop in cultures that are Protestant.
• C) English-speaking nations are more likely to develop capitalism.
• D) American values include individualism, hard work, economic success, and religious and political freedom.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A threshold in hypothesis testing, which the test statistic must exceed in order to reject the null hypothesis, indicating a statistically significant result.

Degrees of Freedom

The capacity of different values or numerals that can be designated to a statistical distribution.

α

A symbol often used to denote the probability of making a Type I error in hypothesis testing, representing the significance level.

Level of Significance

The probability threshold in hypothesis testing below which the null hypothesis is rejected, indicating statistical significance.