The States United : a review of the ethnic, religious and state governing distinctions in the United States, and how these forms of diversity are united in one nation

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The nations of the world are struggling to define national identity and to stake out clear parameters for citizenship in a global context of unprecedented human mobility.

In this article I will briefly review the various requirements of nations for citizenship and examine in detail an alternative qualification of citizenship as it has evolved in the United States.

In particular I will explore ethnic, religious and governing diversity within the various states of the United States in an attempt to demonstrate the way in which US citizens maintain distinct ethnic, religious and political identities while belonging to one nation