Which event from the 20th century best illustrates Alexis de Tocqueville's assertion that individualism was key to the United States' success as a constitutional republic?

A. Many people moved westward seeking wealth during the California Gold Rush.

B. The Freedom of information Act prevented the government from denying citizens access to government without cause.

C. American Indians were granted citizens by the government in 1924.

D. During the Vietnam War, drafted individuals with a religious objection to combat could serve in noncombatant positions.

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Jasmin Kaiser

1 June, 16:00

Which event from the 20th century best illustrates Alexis de Tocqueville's assertion that individualism was key to the United States' success as a constitutional republic?

A. Many people moved westward seeking wealth during the California Gold Rush.

B. The Freedom of information Act prevented the government from denying citizens access to government without cause.

C. American Indians were granted citizens by the government in 1924.

D. During the Vietnam War, drafted individuals with a religious objection to combat could serve in noncombatant positions.

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Winston Osborn · Answer 1

(D) During the Vietnam War, drafted individuals with a religious objection to combat could serve in concombatant positions.

Avery Grimes · Answer 2

It is A because it was the time that he travelled to the US and became fascinated with the ways Americans do things, he wrote Democracy in America.

It cannot be B because this is a recent Act, signed in 1966, long after Tocqueville died.

It cannot be C because Tocquiville died in 1859.

It cannot be D because the Vietnam war started in 1955.