California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo SS 121 Quiz 7: Tocqueville/Mill Question1)Tocqueville does not believe in mixed government because It leads to tyranny It leads to dissension and civil war One interest is always ruling It is inefficient Question 2 Regarding public opinion, Tocqueville sees America as Entertaining too many radical ideas Having the most free and open discussion Having little freedom of discussion Enjoying a great variety of opinion     Question 3 According to Tocqueville, democracies Do not promote either equality or liberty Prefer equality over liberty Easily blend liberty and equality Prefer liberty over equality Question 4 Mill says the limit on individual liberty is Doing whatever I want as long as I don’t harm someone else Doing whatever I want as long as I don’t harm myself Whatever the law says it is Whatever the majority says it is     Question 5 According to Utilitiarianism (and Mill), all actions must be judged by Whether they conform to the law of God Whether they maintain the general peace Whether they promote the general happiness Whether they respect inalienable human rights     Question 6   In general, Mill sees truth arising from The constant clash of ideas Disciplined study of human nature Philosophical treatises Attention to newspaper articles Question 7 Mill describes liberty as Pursuing our own good in our way Acting in accord with natural law Doing whatever we want regardless of consequences Whatever action the law allows     Question 8 What is the biggest threat Mill sees to liberty in his age? Too powerful legislature Religious intolerance Tyranny of the majority Suppression of the press     Question 9 Mill says that human liberty comprises all of the following except Freedom of association Freedom of thought and expression Freedom of tastes and pursuits Free will     Question 10 In Chapter II, Mill uses all of the following as historical examples except Machiavelli Socrates Marcus Aurelius Jesus