Requiring children to memorize and recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school, the seemingly sacred ritual of exclaiming "God Bless America," by government officials and political candidates, and the...

Requiring children to memorize and recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school, the seemingly sacred ritual of exclaiming "God Bless America," by government officials and political candidates, and the collective worship of the saintly Founding Fathers in the form of historical myths are all examples of _______________ in the U.S.A.