State domination is never complete, and people still contest established power relationships and structures through political, economic, and military means. They can and do change cultural norms, values, symbols, and institutions, and the ability to contest these is known as:.

The ability to contest these is known as: agency.

Explanation:

Agency refers to the capacity individuals have to think for themselves, making their own free choices, expressing their individual power. Human agency is what keeps cultures from becoming stagnant. Agency is what keeps state domination from happening. It can be expressed as this power to change, to contest, to defy and resist domination.