In my view the best word would be ethos. Ethos is the set of fundamental values, guiding principles, social practices and beliefs that constitute the character of a particular culture.
It means that the government is made from the people of the United States and it is presented by the people of the United States and it is for the people of the United States
It's called a "city-state"
Promised open gays in military but compromised with DADT.
Do the hard work of bridging racial divisions.
