Comparative Governments
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- Who was China's historical leader?
- Mao Tse Tsung
- Who is China's current leader (behind the scenes)?
- Deng
- Who is China's current President
- Hu
- Who is the Prime Minister of Germany?
- Angela Merple
- Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
- Gordan Brown
- What are some of the characteristics of China's government.
- 1. Uni-partisan 2. No geographical Distribution of power 3. Utilizes an Elite Selectorate 4. Autocracy, but not Totalitarian 5. Technocracy
- What is the name of china's sole political party?
- CCP
- Describe the separation of powers in a Democracy.
- Enshrined in the Constitution; Institutionalized
- Describe the separation of powers in an Autocracy and provide an example.
- Frequent shifts in power. The power is based on the individual running the nation rather than the position. Example is Vladimir Putin.
- How are people selected in a Democracy?
- Free and Fair Elections from the general population.
- How are leaders selected in an Autocracy? (Provide an example)
- Elite Selectorate such as Iran's Guardian Council
- What is the range of authority in a Democracy?
- Limited within the confines of the state's constitution.
- What is the range of authority in an Autocracy?
- Unbounded.
- What is the Geographical distribution of power in a democracy?
- 1 federal center with many state and local governments.
- What is the geographical distribution of power in an autocracy?
- Holds a centralized power of governance.
- What are the four types of Autocracy?
- 1. Totalitarian 2. Single Party 3. Military State 4. Personalistic
- Describe a Totalitarian Autocracy. (provide 3 examples)
- Total Dominance. 1. Soviets 2. North Korea 3. Iran
- Describe a Single Party Autocracy. (Provide 2 examples)
- No competition. 1. China 2. Bathist Party in Iraq.
- Describe a military state autocracy and provide 1 example.
- Controlled by Military, generally a result of a coup d'etat. 1. Chile and Pinochet
- Describe a personalistic autocracy.
- Concentrated Power in one person.