The controversy over federal power versus states rights was a basic issue because

mythology i believe

because mexico wanted to choose a centralized location

china has confucianism thats everywhere in asia but it isn't really a religion.  

monopolies  came to the united states with the colonial administration. the large-scale public works needed to make the new world hospitable to old world immigrants required large companies to carry them out. these companies were granted exclusive contracts for these works by the colonial administrators. even after the american revolution, many of these colonial holdovers still functioned due to the contracts and land

read more on -