Themes, ideas, important points, and contentions should all be appropriately
referenced 
with citations and page numbers. Endnotes, or citations in the
body of the paper, should be used in a consistent and clear manner.
Quotations of three lines or more should be indented and single-spaced. The
pages in your paper should be numbered. Standard margins should be
employed for each page. Endnotes are not part of the page count.
Describe the major characteristics of American political Culture or
“national style”, as it is 
sometimes labeled, as these have been described
by a number of scholars who study 
American history and society. Include in your description underlying assumptions and 
values in much of American society and implications for perceptions,
formulation and
implementation of, and public reactions to American
foreign policy decisions and 
participation in international
affairs. Compare your description of American political culture and
possible implications for insights into American foreign policy behavior
with the analysis and conclusions of one (1) of the following essays.
Walter A. McDougall, “ The Unlikely History of American
Exceptionalism” The American Interest, March/April 2013, Vol. 8 Issue
4, p 6-15. 
Henry R. Nau, “Why We Fight Over Foreign Policy” Policy Review, April
& May 2007. 
Samuel P. Huntington, “The Clash of Civilizations?” Foreign Affairs
Summer 1993, Vol. 72, Issue 3.