1. What are Americans?

2. A French social scientist and historian who came to the United States and wrote Democracy in America. A book intended to help the French bridge the gap between monarchy and democracy.

3. 5 Constitutional Values
Populism
Egalitarianism
Liberty
Laissez-faire
Individualism

4. 1st Suggested Seal
The center section of this shield has six symbols for "the Countries from which these States have been peopled": the rose (England), thistle (Scotland), harp (Ireland), fleur-de-lis (France), lion (Holland), and an imperial eagle (Germany). Linked together around the shield are 13 smaller shields, each with the initials for one of the "thirteen independent States of America."

5. Out of Many One
I Am An American

6. Why was “In God We Trust” added?
Added in response to a fear of a “Godless” Communism.

7. American Exceptionalism
The idea that the American experience was different or unique from others, therefore America had a unique or special role in the world.