Interest Group

The theory of pluralism states that there are limits to how much interest group influence politics because of the competition among a vast number of groups. We all have different and varied interests that will affect how we perceive issues and for every interest group there is another that opposes it. We as Americans have a variety of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, speak different languages, and practice different religions.
In contrast to pluralism, hyper-pluralism is an American political theory asserting that when a group becomes too diverse in its make up (i.e. race and ethnicity, beliefs and practices, etc.) and some groups possess greater power and influence than others, it’s no longer governable as a collective.
We were taught that the collective culture of the United States has often been explained using the metaphor of the ‘melting pot.’ This metaphor is used to describe the ways in which different cultures come together in one nation to form a single culture.
Is the United States of America still a melting pot? or is there another term that you would use for the United States. Do you think that we still come together to form an “American Culture” and what is that?