In September 1931, they claimed Chinese soldiers had sabotaged the railway, and attacked the Chinese army (which had just executed a Japanese spy) The Chinese army did not fight back because it knew that the Japanese were just wanted an excuse to invade Manchuria
You’re answer is A city upon a hill
It’s an agreement between the people and the leaders that has concessions by each and a balance of power. Each side is agreeing to cooperate with one another and share influence.
The confederate states operated at the larger and smaller government scale size as they do today with the Senate and the House in the legislative branch. Unlike the United States, the Confederate States had delegates they sent to one large government, whereas today each state has the same set up to itself.