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*** and that many of these reform movements intersected
*** and that many of these reform movements intersected
**** especially women's rights and abolition of slavery
**** especially women's rights and abolition of slavery
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* passage perspectives:
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** Tocqueville is an observer and not an advocate,  
** Tocqueville is an observer and not an advocate,  
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C) Tocqueville believes that an individual’s temperament should determine that individual’s position, while Mill believes that temperament should not be a factor in an individual’s position.  
C) Tocqueville believes that an individual’s temperament should determine that individual’s position, while Mill believes that temperament should not be a factor in an individual’s position.  
D) Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be determined by what is most beneficial to society, while Mill believes it should be determined by what an individual finds most rewarding</pre>
D) Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be determined by what is most beneficial to society, while Mill believes it should be determined by what an individual finds most rewarding</pre>
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* Since we know that Mill advocates for women's equality, and we know that Tocqueville is an aristocrat, we can eliminate as follows:
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Since we know that Mill advocates for women's equality, and we know that Tocqueville is an aristocrat, we can eliminate as follows
* A)  
* A)  
** Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be defined in important ways by that individual’s sex
** Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be defined in important ways by that individual’s sex
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** so eliminate D)  
** so eliminate D)  
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=== Historical context & language ===
=== Historical context & language ===
* [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-10.pdf College Board practice test 10, 4th passage, question 39]:  
* [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-10.pdf College Board practice test 10, 4th passage, question 39]: