American National Identity And Democracy

The way of thinking, feeling and acting have been				society. The rights of individual citizens and, totally,
rooted in social contexts, individuals have multiple				principles of democracy are guaranteed in United
"social identities". Members of social groups				States with constitution and it is some thing that
distinguish themselves from others with the notion				makes Americans different from people in other
of their own identity. Distinction of a particular				countries. From Americans point of view, in the
group from others makes the term of "we".				other countries, powerful politicians whom are
Nation, social class, ethnicity, gender, subculture,				basically separated from ordinary people run the
age, religion and etc... can make notion of social				society.
identity. Forming the nation of America lies in its				They believe that governmental leaders, especially
identity and character. One respect of American				in Islamic countries, are charismas who are
national identity which makes them different from				different from other people, while in United
people in other countries is "identity of				States, people control the country. Their national
democracy".				identity implicates that all individuals in the whole
Democracy in the United States which shapes				country should participate in political arena.
American national identity is based upon the				On the other hand America shapes a unified
principle of American declaration; the main principle				people instead of various ethnic groups and
in that document is the principle of equality in the				different cultures and subcultures; citizen should
United States.				not identify themselves as African-Americans,
In fact, they understand democracy and their				Asian-Americans or disabled Americans; they are
own political identity as Americans in opposition to				Americans, pure Americans, just Americans.
dictatorship. They found themselves as people,				It is not important that where you are from or
who, for the first time, live under democracy than				where you are born. Being an American totally is
under dictatorship. They believe that there is not				different with being a citizen; all people with
any other sort of political organization, they				various nationalities could be American with the
believe that dictatorship have been rooted in the				sense of American national identity.
European political system. Americans found				The openness of American system is accepting
dictatorship and democracy as the only models of				of all people who are loyal to Americanism. The
political system. A real American should be sure				Americans' honor is that their country is
that democracy works in their country. It means				multicultural and democratic at the same time.
that they believe that all Americans should				Deeply rooted in the concept of an "American
participate in the process of decision-making. Any				identity" are ideals of democratic values and the
Americans should be under the sovereignty of				principles of freedom, justice, and individualism.
others; the main characteristic of Americans is				They called their country the "land of opportunity"
that they could not bare the dominance of				and the model of democracy. All Americans are
governors. Their national identity implicates that all				equal and no one could be superior over others,
individuals in the Whole country should participate				while, all Americans are superior rather than non
in political arena. In this Way they make peace				Americans.
and tranquility in their country. The concept of"				Membership in the national community demands
American democracy" emphasizes that all humans				only the decision to become American, Americans
are born with equal rights and are entitled to equal				are Americans by choice not by their nation or
treatment. They believe that principles of equal				geographical territory that they ere born there.
rights are valid and should be executed in their