Answer:
Examines the weak financial state of writers.
He argues that presently writers do not earn subtantial amount of money from their publication of their books
Explanation:
Chinese Culture. Religion, architecture, art styles, and government
The excerpt mentions central government and the states but does not speak (except by mentioning) of executive branch or amendments, so we reject options 2) and 4).
Among options 1 and 3: 3 speaks of central government having the power over the states, which is the opposite of what the text says: it stresses how much power should stay with the states.
So the correct option is 1)
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