Being an American is special because in the founding of our nation, for the first time we had rights naturally as a birthright, where the rest of the world had rights granted to them by monarchs. Our unique experiment of a government of the people, for the people, and by the people allowed us to become the most exceptional nation in world history. We built the strongest economy the world had ever seen, due to our high level of freedom, secured by the US Constitution. The US Constitution does not need to be interpreted, just applied, and is written in simple terms so the average American can understand it. The Federal Government today oversteps its constitutional authority. Americans today don't appreciate the Constitution, and want free stuff and to be taken care of by government, as opposed to being free from government.