Introduction In the last quarter-century, several countries have adopted democracy and many others are in various levels of the transition to democracy. The meaning of democracy has remained a controversial subject among various scholars and political thinkers. Democracy commonly refers to a type government that allows and recognizes the importance of the involvement of citizens in key decision-making processes that affect the destiny of their country. Citizens can equally engage in public decision making directly or express their views through their elected leaders. A democratic administration is different from other types of governments where a single person, as in monarchy, wields political authority, or where a few people control political power. An oligarchy exemplifies undemocratic system of governance. However, these distinctions, drawn from Greek point of view, are presently unclear since current governments have blended facets of democracy with those of monarchy and oligarchy. For instance, “in the USA, division of authority is frequently cited as a fundamental feature, but in other nations, such as the United Kingdom, the overriding principle is that of parliamentary sovereignty” (Patterson, 2006, pp. 2-11). Although there is little consensus on how the concept of democracy should be defined, equality and liberty have since antiquity been identified as significant constituents of democracy. This implies that a democratically governed state guarantees impartiality before the law to its qualified citizens. Moreover, “democratically governed nations are more likely to secure peace, deter aggression, expand open markets, promote economic development, protect American citizens, and protect human health” (Dixon, 2004, pp. 14-32). Democracy has progressively developed in the USA since it attained its autonomy in 1776. If democratization promotes humanity, it follows that countries that have embraced democratic principles will employ various instruments in promoting democracy. It is against this background, that this paper discusses the policies and practices associated with the US promotion of democracy. US Liberalism Various nations and kingdoms have habitually exported their social economic and political practices; the US has often done the same as proselytizer rather than vanquisher. Americans are inimitably persuaded of the virtue of their reason so that the enthusiasm to transformation has more often corresponded rather than clashed with its domestic interests and principles. “What makes the world a better place makes the US a more secure nation and vice versa” (Diamond, 2008, pp. 14-89). Most presidents prefer steady, democratic nations to other forms of polities. Lawmakers understand that the more firmly entrenched democratic liberalism turn out to be, the more often our political and financial associations with such countries become. Although despotism may offer temporary political stability in a given country, studies indicate that lasting political stability is mostly achieved in liberal, self-governing countries. The penchant for the thriving stability that usually goes along with democratic liberalism has usually guided the US activism overseas. Contentedly,