Alex De Tocqueville Referred to the Ability of the Majority

question 81

Multiple Choice

Alex de Tocqueville referred to the ability of the majority in a democracy to impose its will on everyone else as.

• A)the "tyranny of democracy"
• B)"unenlightened despotism"
• C)"manifest destiny"
• D)the "tyranny of the majority"

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