Over the course of the history of the American republic, political polling has grown more

What, in Ikenberry's view, are the incentives for China to remain within the liberal, rule-based international order?

a. It helps China increase its economic stability b. It needs to reassure its neighbors of its deserved ascension c. It needs the status the system affords d. It needs cooperation to tackle problems like terrorism, global warming, and disease pandemics. e. it needs to create positive alliances with neighboring states

Modernizing authoritarians often use the idea of national unity to justify

a. high taxes b. postponing democratization c. colonialism d. powerful labor unions