Tocqueville summarice by Nina Eliassoph (2013)
civic association is a group of people Who voluntarily band together
to do something that they think help their community or the world.
When they band, each individual member hopes to have say in their group’s activities. Member are suppose to leave their inequalities – of class , race , background – at the door. The organization is neither entirely controlled by the government nor a non-making company , thought it may get some funds from such a source.