Analysis Of Alexis De Tocqueville's Democracy In America

Alexis De Tocqueville was a French aristocrat, who wrote the book “Democracy in America”. This was Tocqueville’s extensive research on America’s Democracy in 1835. Tocqueville explained the positive and negatives about America’s democracy. One point he made was how democracy is “free and natural” (Tocqueville 143). Democracy gives people the voice to choose who they want to lead their country, local, or state government. A negative aspect of America’s democracy is the difference in the three social classes (Tocqueville 144). The first class is the rich, the second is middle working class, and the third is the poor. The lower class is looked at differently and the first class is envied. Tocqueville makes crucial points about how Democracy works …show more content…
They are all white, rich, and have had good education. Tocqueville states these type of men are usually the ones to lead our country. Black men or women would never lead our country at this time period because they were not looked at the same and were held to a lower standard. Neither blacks nor women had rights or freedom. Even with the three socio economic classes, there was an obvious divide. Tocqueville states, “the lower social classes seem to be less likely to confuse their personal interests with this support than the upper class” (Tocqueville 144). People do not hate the upper class, but at the same time, do not feel much good will for them. The lower classes are not fond of the upper class, and it is obvious. Even with the election, sometimes the candidates does not have the lower classes favor, which causes them to lose the …show more content…
It has its advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is the citizens have a voice. They get to choose who they believe is the right person to lead their country. But sometimes a candidates will say everything the people want to hear, and not actually do it. It can really affect a nation, and make the people angry. A disadvantage is the difference in socio economic classes and how they feel towards each other. The upper class is envied by the lower class. They do not look at the upper class with any remorse because they have money and live comfortable. The lower class does not always want someone from the upper class to lead their country because they do not have the same problems as the lower and do not always think the same way. Regardless, Tocqueville points are still legitimate to this day and still explain democracy