Key cultural and economic factors

I​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​dentify what the key cultural and economic factors are for each reading/argument and explain what exactly it is that they help us understand and why the author is emphasizing them. What are the factors that seem to be c​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​entral to all three arguments? Do you agree with the idea that the United State is exceptional, that the political system here developed in ways that make it very different from the political systems in other countries​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​?