For his part of the Federalist works, Madison made clear distinction between the close and local representation favored by the antifederalists and that of which he wrote. Alexis de Tocqueville was able in the 19th century to predict the conditions that have led to politics in the present age. Bibliography lists 5 sources. An eight page paper looking at these three seminal thinkers and their ideas on freedom. The paper compares and contrasts their views, concluding that de Tocqueville s ideas hold the most hope for the individual in a democratic society.
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This 5 page paper supports the notion that democracy is still alive and well in America today. The view is supported through a discussion on Herbert Marcuse s One Dimensional Man and Alexis De Tocqueville s Democracy in America. The two works are compared and contrasted and discussed in light of today s political climate. Bibliography lists 4 sources. This 5 page paper assesses meanings of democracy as determined by Plato as well as Alexis de Tocqueville.