In Asia, different leaders used different ruling techniques. Depending on the time period of this question, you can use China, with points about their bureaucracy and their civil exam system (where you have to be intelligent to be in the government). You can use the Japan and their Tokugawa system. They had a ranking of people like the Samaria and leaders. That’s how they exercised their power.
Checks and balances work protect us from the govt getting more powerful than the other
I believe it's "<span>it breaks the social contract and people can create a new government."</span>
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