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(i) Hegemony is the political or cultural dominance or authority over others. That is, the hegemony of the popular kids over other students means that they determine what is and is not cool.

(ii)

(iii) The two constraints on American Hegemony are:

1) Institutional architecture of the American State itself.

2) A system of division of power between the three branches of the government places significant brakes upon the unrestrained exercise of America’s military power by executive branch.