The US works by checks and balances. You can't point to, for example, the US military and say "see, we have the expectation with the military so it will transf

The US works by checks and balances. You can't point to, for example, the US military and say "see, we have the expectation with the military so it will transfer." You have to say, "See, the world holds respect for <$Centralized_Power>'s military despite centralized power." Finding the value of $Centralized_Power might take a while.