... the literal meaning behind the word, "rule by the many," by the people. In the United States of America, we define democracy as a government in which the people hold the supreme power through elections, the right to speak out, demonstrate, petition, or run for public office. We are ... economy and the threat of terror overseas, it is the lack of personal issues being addressed that make the American people leery of the government. Aside from these very important issues within our nation, Americans are still guaranteed basic freedoms and this guarantee is upheld and enforced ensuring we .....

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... and norms of particular social groups. One could argue that there is such a cultural diversity amongst American citizens today, that it is impossible to determine any one American Dream', or set of morals generally followed, dictated by an influential figure such as Benjamin Franklin. For instance, in many middle class, white dominated suburbs, Franklin's model American is still used as a template ... restrictions from American Intelligence, vicariously, so is the rest of the world. Jefferson's view of America, then, very much reflects that which many see in the United States today; the...

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