Deck 13: Politics in China by Melanie Manion

Question 1

The relationship between political governance and economic policy in contemporary China can be characterized as

A)undergoing simultaneous political and economic reform.
B)undergoing economic reform but retaining political control.
C)furthering goals of economic conservatism and political conservatism.
D)remaining stagnant,both politically and economically.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

After Mao's death,his successors

A)proclaimed communism dead and introduced democratic government.
B)rejected most policies initiated by Mao.
C)wanted to return to dynastic control.
D)did not make any great changes,but continued Mao's policies.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

When no formal or generally known second-in-command exists,and where there is no regularized mechanism to choose a new top leader,it is likely that

A)a revolution will occur.
B)political parties will fill the gap.
C)the nation will convert to a legislative-centered system.
D)a crisis of succession will occur.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In 1961,the Great Leap Forward was ended in an effort to ease overproduction.

Question 5

The organization that exercises the executive functions of government is the

A)National People's Congress.
B)Politburo.
C)Supreme Court.
D)State Council.

Question 6

The People's Republic of China was established after the Cultural Revolution.

Question 7

The two major organizational hierarchies in China are the army and the bureaucracy.

Question 8

The "mass line" meant that the CCP

A)was a party of the masses.
B)was dependent on the masses and mindful of their interests.
C)used deceitful propaganda.
D)organized workers and demonstrators for rallies.

Question 9

The Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution promoted by Mao Zedong were right-leaning populist policies.

Question 10

Although minorities make up only a fairly small proportion of China's population,

A)they control large areas of the territory.
B)they have a great deal of political power.
C)they have issues that are recognized by most Chinese people.
D)they are autonomous from the central government.

Question 11

The Hundred Flowers Campaign of 1957

A)emphasized agricultural development.
B)was an ecological movement.
C)encouraged political criticism.
D)was part of the personality cult encouraged by Mao.

Question 12

The social structure of pre-Revolutionary China is best characterized as

A)hierarchical on elite and popular levels.
B)having equality on elite but not popular levels.
C)hierarchical on elite but not popular levels.
D)hierarchical on neither elite nor popular levels.

Question 13

The policy of "one country,two systems" was initiated by China in order to deal with

A)the controversy over the status of Taiwan.
B)the influx of immigrants from neighboring countries.
C)the changed relationship with the United States in 1971.
D)the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997.

Question 14

The legitimacy of traditional political authority rested on the moral doctrine of

A)Daoism.
B)Confucianism.
C)family obligation.
D)theocracy.

Question 15

China and the Soviet Union were allies until the 1960s.

Question 16

While the Great Leap was a program with largely economic goals,the Cultural Revolution was primarily

A)an ideologically-based campaign.
B)a cultural program to encourage nationalism.
C)a campaign to repress the masses.
D)an international program for foreign visitors.

Question 17

Which of the following best characterizes the Chinese political tradition?

A)It is decentralized,authoritarian,and bureaucratic.
B)It is decentralized,anti-authoritarian,and bureaucratic.
C)It is centralized,authoritarian,and anti-bureaucratic.
D)It is centralized,authoritarian,and bureaucratic.

Question 18

Political participation is now

A)compulsory,as it has been since 1949.
B)evidenced in the use of public media to air complaints about the government.
C)allowed only in governmentally-mandated forms.
D)discouraged,especially that associated with mass mobilization.

Question 19

The National Party Congress is

A)small and efficient.
B)too large to wield much power.
C)in continual session as a result of problems in policy implementation.
D)run by the State Council.

Question 20

The land available for agriculture has

A)increased due to conservation measures.
B)decreased as a result of urban growth.
C)increased due to expansion to the west.
D)decreased as a result of population growth and industrial development.

Question 21

The current Chinese legal system is developing criminal codes.

Question 22

Judicial authority rests with the Supreme People's Court.

Question 23

The era most associated with Mao Zedong was the period between 1921 and 1936.

Question 24

The Communist Party is responsible for interest aggregation and defining leadership and power in relation to the government in China.

Question 25

Laws requiring late marriages and priority entrance to schools for one child were both policies enacted in China to support the enforcement family planning.