“The American Exception”
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“The American Exception” is a work that examines how the United States’ unique political, legal, or imperial structures diverge from those of other nations, often in ways that challenge conventional democratic or constitutional norms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “The American Exception” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The American Exception” Context triple: [Intimations, hasPart, “The American Exception”]
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A.
"American Theocracy"
"American Theocracy" is a political analysis book by Kevin Phillips that examines the influence of religious fundamentalism, oil dependence, and debt on the decline of American power.
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B.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
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C.
Two Americas
Two Americas is a political theme popularized by John Edwards to highlight the stark economic and social inequality between wealthy and struggling Americans.
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D.
The Irony of American History
The Irony of American History is a seminal 1952 work of Christian realism in which theologian Reinhold Niebuhr critiques American exceptionalism and explores the moral contradictions of U.S. power in the Cold War era.
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E.
"I Question America"
"I Question America" is a permanent gallery in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum that explores the struggles, activism, and pivotal events of the American civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The American Exception” Target entity description: “The American Exception” is a work that examines how the United States’ unique political, legal, or imperial structures diverge from those of other nations, often in ways that challenge conventional democratic or constitutional norms.
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A.
"American Theocracy"
"American Theocracy" is a political analysis book by Kevin Phillips that examines the influence of religious fundamentalism, oil dependence, and debt on the decline of American power.
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B.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
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C.
Two Americas
Two Americas is a political theme popularized by John Edwards to highlight the stark economic and social inequality between wealthy and struggling Americans.
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D.
The Irony of American History
The Irony of American History is a seminal 1952 work of Christian realism in which theologian Reinhold Niebuhr critiques American exceptionalism and explores the moral contradictions of U.S. power in the Cold War era.
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E.
"I Question America"
"I Question America" is a permanent gallery in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum that explores the struggles, activism, and pivotal events of the American civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| addresses |
comparisons between the United States and other nations
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impact of U.S. exceptionalism on democracy ⓘ limits of constitutionalism under U.S. global power ⓘ |
| describes |
United States as having unique imperial structures
NERFINISHED
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United States as having unique legal structures NERFINISHED ⓘ United States as having unique political structures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
extra-constitutional practices in U.S. governance
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relationship between U.S. power and legal constraints ⓘ ways U.S. institutions depart from conventional constitutional models ⓘ ways U.S. institutions depart from conventional democratic models ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
divergence of U.S. imperial structures from other nations
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divergence of U.S. legal structures from other nations ⓘ divergence of U.S. political structures from other nations ⓘ tensions between U.S. practice and constitutional norms ⓘ tensions between U.S. practice and democratic norms ⓘ |
| genre |
American studies
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legal studies ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American exceptionalism
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United States politics NERFINISHED ⓘ constitutional law of the United States ⓘ democratic norms ⓘ imperialism ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| perspective | critical analysis of U.S. exceptionalism ⓘ |
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Subject: “The American Exception” Description of subject: “The American Exception” is a work that examines how the United States’ unique political, legal, or imperial structures diverge from those of other nations, often in ways that challenge conventional democratic or constitutional norms.
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