# american (national)

a thing that is of the people and the place that are national

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: national  ·  Arena: american

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [national](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-national.political), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** the people together with the political sense and shared space form a set that is distinct from others

**Novel properties:**
- shared territorial belonging
- collective national identity
- bounded civic community

## Examples
- The Stars and Stripes flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 bombardment that inspired Francis Scott Key. *(institutions)*
- The 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed by the U.S. Congress, enforcing national protections against discrimination. *(political)*
- The Alaska Purchase of 1867 transferred sovereignty from Russia to the United States for $7.2 million. *(space)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-american.national*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-american.national.json*  
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