Answer:
Tocqueville disliked the 'irritable patriotism' of Americans as foreigners were not allowed to criticize anything.
Step-by-step explanation:
Alexis de Tocqueville was French historian, who came to America on May 9, 1831. After traveling and observing American land for nine months, he went back to France and after eight years published a book titled 'Democracy in America.'
In his book, he stated that he dislike the irritable patriotism of Americans. He disliked the 'irritable patriotism' of Americans because foreigners were not allowed to criticize anything. A foreigner in America was allowed to praise anything he likes but not allowed to criticize what he disliked.
This restriction on criticising made Tocqueville name 'irritable patriotism.'