The American Heritage: Seeking A More Perfect Union
The American political culture centers on a set of core ideals--liberty, equality, diversity, self-government, and individualism--that serve as the people's common bond. These mythic principles have a substantial influence on what Americans will regard as reasonable and acceptable, and on what they will try to achieve.
Politics is the process that determines how a society will be governed. The play of politics in the United States takes place within the context of democratic procedures, constitutionalism, and capitalism, and involves elements of majority, pl