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Democracy in America Vol. I

by Alexis de TOCQUEVILLE (1805 - 1859)

Chapter VI: Judicial Power In The United States

When Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. Many of his insightful observations American society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after his visit, still remain surprisingly relevant today. (Summary by the Bookworm)

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Listen next episodes of Democracy in America Vol. I:
Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution—Part II , Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution—Part III , Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution—Part IV , Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution—Part V , Chapter XIII: Government Of The Democracy In America—Part II , Chapter XIII: Government Of The Democracy In America—Part III , Chapter XIV: Advantages American Society Derive From Democracy—Part II , Chapter XV: Unlimited Power Of Majority, And Its Consequences—Part II , Chapter XVI: Causes Mitigating Tyranny In The United States—Part II , Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic—Part II , Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic—Part III , Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic—Part IV , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part II , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part III , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part IV , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part V , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part VI , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part VII , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part VIII , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part IX , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races—Part X , Chapter XI: Liberty Of The Press In The United States - French original text , Chapter IX: Why The People May Strictly Be Said To Govern In The United , Chapter VII: Political Jurisdiction In The United States , Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution—Part I , Chapter X: Parties In The United States , Chapter XI: Liberty Of The Press In The United States , Chapter XII: Political Associations In The United States , Chapter XIII: Government Of The Democracy In America—Part I , Chapter XIV: Advantages American Society Derive From Democracy—Part I , Chapter XV: Unlimited Power Of Majority, And Its Consequences—Part I , Chapter XVI: Causes Mitigating Tyranny In The United States—Part I , Chapter XVII: Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic—Part I , Chapter XVIII: Future Condition Of Three Races In The United States—Part I , Conclusion