COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
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◉Nature of the Party-State. Answer: The CCP controls the state,
military, courts, media, and key appointments, making the party
more powerful than the government itself.
◉Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Answer: The ruling political
party in China that monopolizes political power.
◉National People's Congress (NPC). Answer: China's legislature that
formally passes laws and approves leaders, but usually follows party
decisions.
◉National Party Congress. Answer: A CCP meeting held every five
years to set party policy and choose top party leaders.
◉NPC and Party Congress Similarity. Answer: Both are large, mostly
ceremonial bodies that approve decisions already made by top
leaders.
, ◉NPC Role. Answer: Formally enacts laws, approves budgets, and
confirms leadership appointments.
◉Rubber-Stamp Legislature. Answer: A legislature that approves
decisions without real debate or opposition.
◉Xi Jinping's Leadership Style. Answer: More centralized,
personalistic, and authoritarian than his predecessors.
◉Difference Under Xi. Answer: Power is more concentrated in one
leader, term limits were removed, and ideology is more emphasized.
◉Term Limits Removal. Answer: The constitutional change allowing
Xi to potentially rule indefinitely.
◉General Secretary. Answer: The top leader of the CCP and the most
powerful position in China.
◉Politburo. Answer: A small group of top CCP leaders that makes
major policy decisions.
◉Politburo Standing Committee. Answer: The most powerful inner
circle of the CCP that makes the most important decisions.