<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is in a list format that may be better presented using prose . You can help by converting this section to prose, if appropriate . Editing help is available . (September 2011) </Td> </Tr> <P> Tocqueville begins his study of the U.S. by explaining the contribution of the Puritans . According to him, the Puritans established the U.S. democratic social state of equality . They arrived equals in education and were all middle class . In addition, Tocqueville observes that they contributed a synthesis of religion and political liberty in America that was uncommon in Europe, particularly in France . He calls the Puritan Founding the "seed" of his entire work . </P> <P> Tocqueville believed that the Puritans established the principle of sovereignty of the people in the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut . The American Revolution then popularized this principle, followed by the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which developed institutions to manage popular will . While Tocqueville speaks highly of the U.S. Constitution, he believes that the mores, or "habits of mind" of the U.S. people play a more prominent role in the protection of freedom . These include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Township democracy </Li> <Li> Mores, laws, and circumstances </Li> <Li> Tyranny of the majority </Li> <Li> Religion and beliefs </Li> <Li> The family </Li> <Li> Individualism </Li> <Li> Associations </Li> <Li> Self - interest rightly understood </Li> <Li> Materialism </Li> </Ul>

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