Explanations for the diversity of political cultures across states
include

a. cities within states compete to lead political culture
b. different historical paths of social and economic development
c. federally mandated cultural programs require states to be diverse
d. political cultures of states do not vary

b. different historical paths of social and economic development

Explanation:

The numerous states in the United States developed in a different manner, both socially and economically. The economy of each state had something unique about it, and that largely influenced the manner in which it functioned. Also, the ethnic, racial, and cultural composition of the states had not been the same, ans since every different ethnic, racial and cultural group contributed to the shaping of the society, it resulted in unique social developments of each state, making a very interesting mixture in the country.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.

b. the passage of the equal rights amendment  

explanation:

this mean that anything that someone else could do they could do