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Political Institutions

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In the constitutional system created by the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954), how should the National People’s Congress be understood?

  • As a private business association
  • As a foreign advisory mission
  • As a court for ordinary criminal appeals only
  • As the highest organ of state power
Correct answer(s):
    • As the highest organ of state power

Which institution stood at the top of the court system described in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954)?

  • The State Council
  • The Supreme People’s Court
  • The Local People’s Committee
  • The Ministry of Agriculture
Correct answer(s):
    • The Supreme People's Court

How did the People’s Procuratorates fit into the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954)?

  • They were royal schools
  • They were foreign banks
  • They were part of the state system connected to legal supervision
  • They were merchant guilds
Correct answer(s):
    • They were part of the state system connected to legal supervision

What did the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954) help define about government structure?

  • The return of imperial provinces
  • The rule of foreign companies
  • The organization of important state organs
  • The end of all courts
Correct answer(s):
    • The organization of important state organs

Why was the National People’s Congress important in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954)?

  • It was a foreign trading company
  • It was an ancient imperial family
  • It was only a local school council
  • It was connected to major state power in the constitutional system
Correct answer(s):
    • It was connected to major state power in the constitutional system

How did the Standing Committee fit into the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954)?

  • It was part of the National People’s Congress system
  • It was a private business group
  • It was a foreign court
  • It was a royal palace office
Correct answer(s):
    • It was part of the National People's Congress system

Which national office was formalized by the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954) and is often translated in English as Chairman or President?

  • Emperor of China
  • Chairman or President of the PRC
  • Governor of a foreign colony
  • Mayor of a treaty port
Correct answer(s):
    • Chairman or President of the PRC

What connection did the 1982 Constitution of the People’s Republic of China have with the earlier 1954 constitutional framework?

  • It later restored many institutional features associated with the 1954 framework
  • It abolished China as a country
  • It created the first emperor of China
  • It replaced the national flag with a foreign flag
Correct answer(s):
    • It later restored many institutional features associated with the 1954 framework

What was one long-term impact of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954)?

  • It ended the use of national symbols
  • It removed Beijing from Chinese history
  • It abolished all courts forever
  • It influenced later discussions of constitutional institutions in China
Correct answer(s):
    • It influenced later discussions of constitutional institutions in China

Which organizing principle was connected to government institutions in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954)?

  • Rule by kings
  • Foreign protectorate rule
  • Democratic centralism
  • Anarchic local rule
Correct answer(s):
    • Democratic centralism

Which important state body was part of the government system described in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1954)?

  • The National People’s Congress
  • The Ancient Imperial Court
  • The Silk Road Caravan
  • The East India Company
Correct answer(s):
    • The National People's Congress