American exceptionalism

E103048

historical belief national myth political ideology political theory concept

American exceptionalism is the belief that the United States holds a unique place and role in history, characterized by distinct values, institutions, and a perceived mission to lead or transform the world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
American exceptionalism canonical	8
American creed	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical belief ⓘ national myth ⓘ political ideology ⓘ political theory concept ⓘ
associatedWith	American civil religion ⓘ American nationalism ⓘ United States domestic politics ⓘ United States foreign policy ⓘ
associatedWithValue	democracy ⓘ egalitarianism ⓘ individualism ⓘ laissez-faire economics ⓘ liberty ⓘ populism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ
criticizedFor	downplaying United States historical injustices ⓘ encouraging moral superiority ⓘ encouraging unilateralism ⓘ obscuring imperial or hegemonic behavior ⓘ
debatedIn	American studies ⓘ history ⓘ international relations ⓘ political science ⓘ
emphasizes	distinct American institutions ⓘ distinct American values ⓘ
hasComponent	belief in a providential national mission ⓘ belief in the United States as a model for other nations ⓘ belief in the United States as historically unique ⓘ belief in the United States as morally superior ⓘ
hasCoreBelief	the United States has a special mission in the world ⓘ the United States has a unique place in history ⓘ the United States is fundamentally different from other nations ⓘ
historicalRoot	American Revolutionary era ⓘ surface form: American Revolution United States territorial expansion ⓘ surface form: Manifest Destiny Puritan notion of a city upon a hill ⓘ frontier experience ⓘ
influencedBy	Alexis de Tocqueville ⓘ Cold War ideology ⓘ Frederick Jackson Turner ⓘ John Winthrop ⓘ
influences	United States national identity discourse ⓘ United States presidential rhetoric ⓘ
prominentInEra	Cold War ⓘ surface form: Cold War period post–World War II era ⓘ
relatedConcept	American civil religion ⓘ American Dream ⓘ surface form: American dream United States territorial expansion ⓘ surface form: Manifest Destiny national exceptionalism ⓘ
usedToJustify	United States global leadership ⓘ United States interventionism ⓘ promotion of democracy abroad ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Century → relatedConcept → American exceptionalism ⓘ

motto "Novus ordo seclorum" → associatedConcept → American exceptionalism ⓘ

subject surface form: Novus ordo seclorum

Statue of the Republic (World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago) → theme → American exceptionalism ⓘ

Who Are We? The Challenges to America's National Identity → mainSubject → American exceptionalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: American creed

Camelot era → hasTheme → American exceptionalism ⓘ

The Rising Glory of America → hasSubject → American exceptionalism ⓘ

BioShock franchise → theme → American exceptionalism ⓘ

Monsters To Destroy: The Neoconservative War on Terror and Sin → relatedConcept → American exceptionalism ⓘ

Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America → subject → American exceptionalism ⓘ