Monday December 1 Warm upMatching review Government institutions in China Guest speaker tomorrow during 1 st period Monday December 3 QuizChinese history and government institutions ID: 372966
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Slide1
Princeling
Brats
How does this relate to the 5 generations of Chinese leadership?
Which of these do you think is the most ridiculous?Slide2
Russian Exam FRQ’s
A couple of y’all kicked butt! Great job.
A couple of y’all did terrible! Bad job.
Vague answersDESCRIBE.GO OVER YOUR REVIEW SHEET! FRQ’S are always straight from there.Retakes—Tuesday or Wednesday after school. Slide3
Class the Rest of the Semester
Monday, November
28
:
Government
institutions in
China
Wednesday, November 30:
Quiz—Chinese history and government institutions
Cleavages in
China
Friday, December 5 and Friday December 11: --
Continue
MUNSA position paper/final exam project
I won’t be here, but Austin can help you prepare
Tuesday, December
8
MUNSA position paper/final
exam project
Thursday, December
10:
MUNSA position
paper/final exam project
Final Exam--Slide4
Final Exam
MUNSA People—Your two position papers
To reserve a spot:
Minimum $20 depositPassing all your classesNon-MUNSA people—Chinese cleavages project I’ll pass out next time.Slide5
Government
Institutions in ChinaSlide6
Warm Up!
Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
Deng XiaopingSpecial Economic Zones
Iron Rice Bowl
Democratic centralism
Economic Liberalization
Xi
Jinping
Cadre
Leader who opened China to foreign trade
A policy of guaranteed job, retirement, and health care for all citizens
Decreasing government ownership to allow more private industry
Current General Secretary of China
Having all policymaking power controlled by the national government
Small areas that are allowed to implement a market-based economy
A period where Mao tried to purge all non-revolutionary elements of society
A policy that resulted in widespread famine
Individuals who show a great deal of zeal for Party policies
.Slide7
Fun China Facts of the Day!
Which of these cities best represent the amount of infrastructure China adds daily?
Katy
El PasoSan AntonioHouston
In August of 2010, construction on a highway entering Beijing caused the largest traffic jam in Chinese history. How long do you think it lasted?Slide8
5 days!Slide9
Constitution of China--1982
Technically, China has a Constitution (1982)
Makes Congress the most powerful organization (
kinda happened)“A socialist state under the people’s democratic dictatorship”Also gives freedom of speech…Technically, code lawSlide10
Parallel Hierarchy and Dual Roles
Chinese politics are crazy
There are three parallel hierarchies (vertical rankings)
MilitaryPartyGovernmentIn reality, all are dominated by the _____________ Party
Sometimes, positions are held by the same person in two different hierarchiesSlide11
1
st
Hierarchy--The Communist Party
The most powerful of the hierarchiesLocal party elections—Direct elections, but government approves candidatesNational Party Congress—2000 delegates chosen from local congresses, only meets every 5 yearsMain importance—elect people to Central Committee
Central
Committee—340 members, meet once a year
Main importance—Elect people to Politburo/Standing committeeSlide12
The Communist Party, continued
Politburo—24 members
Standing Committee—7 people
Meet in secretMake most decisions about what happens in ChinaGenerally come from powerful families, some are princelings
General Secretary
—Head
of the Standing
Committee (most powerful position in China)Slide13
The PartySlide14
Some vocabulary
Guanxi
—Personal connections—Play a huge role in Chinese politics
Patron-client network—Advancement based on who you know and political connectionsNomenklatura—A system of selecting cadres for advancement from lower levels based on loyalty and contributions to the partyAlso used in RussiaSlide15
2
nd
Hierarchy--The Government
China’s government has three branches:Executive (President and Premier)Legislative (The _________’s Congress)Judiciary (The ________’s Court)All branches are controlled by the ____________ Party
No checks and balances or independence among
branchesSlide16
The People’s Congresses
Hierarchical
Top—
National People’s CongressThen, provincial, city, and local congresses (think mass line, but not really)Choose the President and Vice President of China (but the party only nominates one candidate for each), and constitutionally can create legislation
Direct elections
only held at local levelsSlide17
Executive Branch
President and Vice President
Each serve maximum of 2 five year terms
Largely ceremonialSometimes, president and General Secretary of the communist party are the same person (Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping)Dual Role—Huge in Chinese politics—hold a position in multiple hierarchiesSlide18
Judiciary—The People’s Court
Hierarchical
People’s
Procuratorate—Public prosecutors and defendants for everyoneStill largely under the control of the Communist PartyStill no Constitutional CourtVERY high conviction rateExecution widely used
Rule
of law?Slide19
Changes to the Judicial System
What do you think property rights were like under Mao? How do you think they’ve changed?
Recently, changes have been made to China’s legal system because:
Had to introduce property rights because of EDZ’s (FTZ’s)Needed laws for entry into WTOSo…Set up property rights
Had higher standards for judges
Expanded more law schoolsSlide20
3
rd
Hierarchy—The Military—The People’s Liberation Army
Very large—3 million membersRepresentation in both the Central Committee and the Standing CommitteeHas never dominated politics, but has a huge budget Early, under Mao, all political leaders were military leadersSlide21
Review!
Mentioning all three of the hierarchies, SUMMARIZE the political institutions of China IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
MINIMUM 5 sentences, and must mention
guanxi and nomentakluraSlide22
Magazines!
Pick up a magazine on the way in.
Look at pages 6-9 of the News China magazine and find a story that is interesting about China. You have
10 minutes.You don’t have to write it down, but you will be explaining your story to someone else, so pick a good one and know what you’re talking about!Slide23
FRQ—2008
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