power, authority, and legitimacy in the Chinese state

answer one (1) of the following essay prompts in 800 to 1,000 words. Make sure to answer all parts of the question. Take this opportunity to show me what you have learned in this class. Answers that could be written by someone who did not take this class will not earn a good grade.

General guidelines:

• 800-1,000 words
• No outside references are required, but you should draw on course material.
• Any course readings and materials that you cite should be included in in-text citations and you should include a works cited list at the end.
• You can use any citation style as long as you are consistent.
• Work cited does not count towards the word count.
• Material from lectures specifically do not need to be cited.

1. Over the course of the entire term, we have routinely talked about power, authority, and legitimacy in the Chinese state. Where does political power come from in China? What are the sources of political power and how do we know that they are powerful? What institutions within the state and society are the most powerful? Why?

OR

1. In the second half of the course, we talked about a number of social, economic, and political issues in China. All of these issues have the potential to threaten state legitimacy. Which issue do you think is the most pressing? How does this issue challenge the state, what are the causes and consequences? Why is this challenge more pressing than other issues? What should the state do to address the challenge?