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Democracy in America: Historical-Critical Edition, vol. 1

A new 4 volume edition of Tocqueville’s classic text De la Démocratie en Amérique. The original was published in two large volumes, the first in 1835, the second in 1840. The first volume focused primarily on political society; the second, on civil society. The online version of Liberty Fund’s edition contains only the English translation of the French critical edition. Vol. 1 contains Part I.

Democracy in America: Historical-Critical Edition of De la démocratie en Amérique, ed. Eduardo Nolla, translated from the French by James T. Schleifer. A Bilingual French-English editions, (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2010). Vol. 1.

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This bilingual edition of Tocqueville’s work contains a new English translation of the French critical edition published in 1990. The copyright to the French version is held by J. Vrin and it is not available online. The copyright to the English translation, the translator’s note, and index is held by Liberty Fund.

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Contents
Translator’s Note
Acknowledgments
Key Terms
Foreword
The Manuscripts of Tocqueville
Some Details Concerning the Present Edition
Abbreviations and Symbols Used in This Edition
Note on the Manuscripts
Acknowledgments
Illustrations
Editor’s Introduction
I: Legacies
II181: To Understand the Revolution
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICAa (1835), Volume I]
PART I
Introductiona
CHAPTER 1: Exterior Configuration of North America
CHAPTER 2: Of the Point of Departure and Its Importance for the Future of the Anglo-Americansa
Reasons for Some Singularities That the Laws and Customsb of the Anglo-Americans Present
CHAPTER 3: Social State of the Anglo-Americans
That the Salient Point of the Social State of the Anglo-Americans Is to Be Essentially Democratic
Political Consequences of the Social State of the Anglo-Americans
CHAPTER 4: Of the Principle of the Sovereignty of the People in America
CHAPTER 5: Necessity of Studying What Happens in the Individual States before Speaking about the Government of the Uniona
Of the Town System in Americac
Town District
Town Powers in New England
Of Town Life
Of Town Spirit in New England
Of the County in New England
Of Administration in New Englanda
General Ideas on Administration in the United States
Of the State
Legislative Power of the State
Of the Executive Power of the State
Of the Political Effects of Administrative Decentralization in the United Statesc
CHAPTER 6a: Of the Judicial Power in the United States and Its Action on Political Societyb
Other Powers Granted to American Judges
CHAPTER 7: Of Political Jurisdiction in the United StatesTN 4
CHAPTER 8: Of the Federal Constitution
Historical Background of the Federal Constitutiona
Summary Picture of the Federal Constitutionj
Attributions of the Federal Government
Federal Powers
Legislative Powers:r [difference between the constitution of the senate and that of the house of representatives]
Another Difference between the Senate and the House of Representativesw
Of Executive Power16
How the Position of the President of the United States Differs from That of a Constitutional King in France
Accidental Causes That Can Increase the Influence of the Executive Power
Why the President of the United States, to Lead Public Affairs, Does Not Need to Have a Majority in the Chambers
Of the Election of the President
Mode of Election
Election Crisis
Of the Re-election of the President
Of the Federal Courts24
Way of Determining the JurisdictionTN 5 of the Federal Courts
Different Cases of Jurisdiction
The Federal Courts’ Way of Proceeding
Elevated Rank That the Supreme Court Occupies among the Great Powers of the State
How the Federal Constitution Is Superior to the State Constitutions
What Distinguishes the Federal Constitution of the United States of America from All Other Federal Constitutions
Of the Advantages of the Federal System in General, and of Its Special Utility for Americam
What Keeps the Federal System from Being within the Reach of All Peoples; And What Has Allowed the Anglo-Americans to Adopt It