Democracy in America — Volume 2DEMOCRACY IN AMERICAHenry Reeve translationChapter navigation129 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…DEMOCRACY IN AMERICAVolume II.De Tocqueville's Preface To The Second PartChapter I · : Philosophical Method Among the AmericansChapter II · : Of The Principal Source Of Belief Among Democratic NationsChapter III · : Why The Americans Display More Readiness And More Taste For General Ideas Than Their Forefathers, The English.Chapter IV · : Why The Americans Have Never Been So Eager As The French For General Ideas In Political MattersChapter V · : Of The Manner In Which Religion In The United States Avails Itself Of Democratic TendenciesChapter VI · : Of The Progress Of Roman Catholicism In The United StatesChapter VII · : Of The Cause Of A Leaning To Pantheism Amongst Democratic NationsChapter VIII · : The Principle Of Equality Suggests To The Americans The Idea Of The Indefinite Perfectibility Of ManChapter IX · : The Example Of The Americans Does Not Prove That A Democratic People Can Have No Aptitude And No Taste For Science, Literature, Or ArtChapter X · : Why The Americans Are More Addicted To Practical Than To Theoretical ScienceChapter XI · : Of The Spirit In Which The Americans Cultivate The ArtsChapter XII · : Why The Americans Raise Some Monuments So Insignificant, And Others So ImportantChapter XIII · : Literary Characteristics Of Democratic AgesChapter XIV · : The Trade Of LiteratureChapter XV · : The Study Of Greek And Latin Literature Peculiarly Useful In Democratic CommunitiesChapter XVI · : The Effect Of Democracy On LanguageChapter XVII · : Of Some Of The Sources Of Poetry Amongst Democratic NationsChapter XVIII · : Of The Inflated Style Of American Writers And OratorsChapter XIX · : Some Observations On The Drama Amongst Democratic NationsChapter XX · : Characteristics Of Historians In Democratic AgesChapter XXI · : Of Parliamentary Eloquence In The United StatesChapter I · : Why Democratic Nations Show A More Ardent And Enduring Love Of Equality Than Of LibertyChapter II · : Of Individualism In Democratic CountriesChapter III · : Individualism Stronger At The Close Of A Democratic Revolution Than At Other PeriodsChapter IV · : That The Americans Combat The Effects Of Individualism By Free InstitutionsChapter V · : Of The Use Which The Americans Make Of Public Associations In Civil LifeChapter VI · : Of The Relation Between Public Associations And NewspapersChapter VII · : Connection Of Civil And Political AssociationsChapter VIII · : The Americans Combat Individualism By The Principle Of Interest Rightly UnderstoodChapter IX · : That The Americans Apply The Principle Of Interest Rightly Understood To Religious MattersChapter X · : Of The Taste For Physical Well-Being In AmericaChapter XI · : Peculiar Effects Of The Love Of Physical Gratifications In Democratic AgesChapter XII · : Causes Of Fanatical Enthusiasm In Some AmericansChapter XIII · : Causes Of The Restless Spirit Of Americans In The Midst Of Their ProsperityChapter XIV · : Taste For Physical Gratifications United In America To Love Of Freedom And Attention To Public AffairsChapter XV · : That Religious Belief Sometimes Turns The Thoughts Of The Americans To Immaterial PleasuresChapter XVI · : That Excessive Care Of Worldly Welfare May Impair That WelfareChapter XVII · : That In Times Marked By Equality Of Conditions And Sceptical Opinions, It Is Important To Remove To A Distance The Objects Of Human ActionsChapter XVIII · : That Amongst The Americans All Honest Callings Are HonorableChapter XIX · : That Almost All The Americans Follow Industrial CallingsChapter XX · : That Aristocracy May Be Engendered By ManufacturesChapter I · : That Manners Are Softened As Social Conditions Become More EqualChapter II · : That Democracy Renders The Habitual Intercourse Of The Americans Simple And EasyChapter III · : Why The Americans Show So Little Sensitiveness In Their Own Country, And Are So Sensitive In EuropeChapter IV · : Consequences Of The Three Preceding ChaptersChapter V · : How Democracy Affects the Relation Of Masters And ServantsChapter VI · : That Democratic Institutions And Manners Tend To Raise Rents And Shorten The Terms Of LeasesChapter VII · : Influence Of Democracy On WagesChapter VIII · : Influence Of Democracy On KindredChapter IX · : Education Of Young Women In The United StatesChapter X · : The Young Woman In The Character Of A WifeChapter XI · : That The Equality Of Conditions Contributes To The Maintenance Of Good Morals In AmericaChapter XII · : How The Americans Understand The Equality Of The SexesChapter XIII · : That The Principle Of Equality Naturally Divides The Americans Into A Number Of Small Private CirclesChapter XIV · : Some Reflections On American MannersChapter XV · : Of The Gravity Of The Americans, And Why It Does Not Prevent Them From Often Committing Inconsiderate ActionsChapter XVI · : Why The National Vanity Of The Americans Is More Restless And Captious Than That Of The EnglishChapter XVII · : That The Aspect Of Society In The United States Is At Once Excited And MonotonousChapter XVIII · : Of Honor In The United States And In Democratic CommunitiesChapter XIX · : Why So Many Ambitious Men And So Little Lofty Ambition Are To Be Found In The United StatesChapter XX · : The Trade Of Place-Hunting In Certain Democratic CountriesChapter XXI · : Why Great Revolutions Will Become More RareChapter XXII · : Why Democratic Nations Are Naturally Desirous Of Peace, And Democratic Armies Of WarChapter XXIII · : Which Is The Most Warlike And Most Revolutionary Class In Democratic Armies?Chapter XXIV · : Causes Which Render Democratic Armies Weaker Than Other Armies At The Outset Of A Campaign, And More Formidable In Protracted WarfareChapter XXV · : Of Discipline In Democratic ArmiesChapter XXVI · : Some Considerations On War In Democratic CommunitiesChapter I · : That Equality Naturally Gives Men A Taste For Free InstitutionsChapter II · : That The Notions Of Democratic Nations On Government Are Naturally Favorable To The Concentration Of PowerChapter III · : That The Sentiments Of Democratic Nations Accord With Their Opinions In Leading Them To Concentrate Political PowerChapter IV · : Of Certain Peculiar And Accidental Causes Which Either Lead A People To Complete Centralization Of Government, Or Which Divert Them From ItChapter V · : That Amongst The European Nations Of Our Time The Power Of Governments Is Increasing, Although The Persons Who Govern Are Less StableChapter VI · : What Sort Of Despotism Democratic Nations Have To FearChapter VII · : Continuation Of The Preceding ChaptersChapter VIII · : General Survey Of The SubjectAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix FAppendix GAppendix HAppendix IAppendix KAppendix LAppendix MAppendix NAppendix OAppendix PAppendix QAppendix RAppendix SAppendix TAppendix UAppendix VAppendix WAppendix XAppendix YAppendix ZConstitution Of The United States Of AmericaSection 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in aSection 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members ofSection 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composedSection 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections forSection 5. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, ReturnsSection 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a CompensationSection 7. All Bills for Raising Revenue shall originate in the House ofSection 8. The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes,Section 9. The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of theSection 10. No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, orSection 1. The Executive Power shall be vested in a President of theSection 2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army andSection 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress InformationSection 4. The President, Vice-President and all civil Officers of theSection 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested inSection 2. The judicial Power shall extend to all cases, in Law andSection 3. Treason against the United States shall consist only inSection 1. Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to theSection 2. The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to allSection 3. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union;Section 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in thisArticle VArticle VIArticle VIIBill Of RightsBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Volume II.All chapters and sections (129)Other sectionsDEMOCRACY IN AMERICASections2Volume 2 / Book 2 · Other sectionsDe Tocqueville's Preface To The Second PartVolume 2 / Book 2 · Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920211234567891011121314151617181920Volume 2 / Book 3 · Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Volume 2 / Book 4 · Chapters12345678Volume 2 / Part 1 · Other sectionsAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix FVolume 2 / Part 2 · Other sectionsAppendix GAppendix HAppendix IAppendix KAppendix LAppendix MAppendix NAppendix OAppendix PAppendix QAppendix RAppendix SAppendix TAppendix UAppendix VAppendix WAppendix XAppendix YAppendix ZConstitution Of The United States Of AmericaSection 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in aSection 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members ofSection 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composedSection 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections forSection 5. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, ReturnsSection 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a CompensationSection 7. All Bills for Raising Revenue shall originate in the House ofSection 8. The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes,Section 9. The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of theSection 10. No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, orSection 1. The Executive Power shall be vested in a President of theSection 2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army andSection 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress InformationSection 4. The President, Vice-President and all civil Officers of theSection 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested inSection 2. The judicial Power shall extend to all cases, in Law andSection 3. Treason against the United States shall consist only inSection 1. Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to theSection 2. The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to allSection 3. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union;Section 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in thisArticle VArticle VIArticle VIIBill Of RightsBy Alexis De TocquevilleTranslated by Henry ReeveVolume II. →