Excerpts of Tocqueville

write a 3–5 page paper analyzing assigned primary sources on the size, scope, and power of the central government. The paper will focus on pertinent and assigned sections of Tocqueville. The student will use parenthetical citations as needed, and will provide a bibliography in proper current Turabian format. Tocqueville (Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America: Historical-Critical Edition, vol. 2 [1835]) must be the only source. Do not include a title page. In the body of the paper, key in on 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/power of the central government. Very briefly (in no more than 1.5 pages) overview Tocqueville’s content and ideas and then apply what has been learned about this era of American politics to his/her views. According to Tocqueville, what is the American conception of government? What is its role in the lives of citizens? Is his assessment accurate? Furthermore, this is not a summary. DO NOT simply restate what Tocqueville wrote but break down and assess its strengths and weaknesses.