Class the Rest of the SemesterMonday, December 1:•Warm up—Matching review•Government institutions in China•Guest speaker tomorrow during 1st period!

Monday, December 3:•Quiz—Chinese history and government institutions•Begin MUNSA position paper/final exam project

Friday, December 5: --•Continue MUNSA position paper/final exam project

Tuesday, December 10•MUNSA position paper/final exam project

Thursday, December 12:•MUNSA position paper/final exam project

Final Exam—•Final exam presentations

Warm Up!

1. Great Leap Forward2. Cultural Revolution3. Deng Xiaoping4. Special Economic

Zones5. Iron Rice Bowl6. Democratic centralism7. Economic

Liberalization8. Xi Jinping9. Cadre

a) Leader who opened China to foreign trade

b) A policy of guaranteed job, retirement, and health care for all citizens

c) Decreasing government ownership to allow more private industry

d) Current Secretary General of Chinae) Having all policymaking power

controlled by the national governmentf) Small areas that are allowed to

implement a market-based economyg) A period where Mao tried to purge all

non-revolutionary elements of societyh) A policy that resulted in widespread

faminei) Individuals who show a great deal of

zeal for Party policies.

Political Institutions in China

Fun China Facts of the Day!• Which of these cities best

represent the amount of infrastructure China adds daily?a) Katyb) El Pasoc) San Antoniod) Houston

• 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?

5 days!

Constitution of China--1982

• Technically, China has a Constitution (1982)

• Makes Congress the most powerful organization (kinda happened)

• Also gives freedom of speech…

• Technically, code law

Parallel Hierarchy and Dual Roles• Chinese politics are crazy• There are three parallel

hierarchies (vertical rankings)– Military– Party– Government

• In reality, all are dominated by the _____________ Party

• Sometimes, positions are held by the same person in two different hierarchies

1st Hierarchy--The Communist Party• The most powerful of the

hierarchies• National Party Congress—

2000 delegates, only meets every 5 years– Main importance—elect

people to Central Committee

• Central Committee—340 members, meet once a year– Main importance—Elect

people to Standing Committee/Politburo

The Communist Party, continued

• Politburo—24 members• Standing Committee—7

people– Meet in secret– Make most decisions

about what happens in China

• Generally come from powerful families, some are princelings

• Secretary General—Head of the Standing Committee

The Party

Some vocabulary• Guanxi—Personal connections

—Play a huge role in Chinese politics– Patron-client network—

Advancement based on who you know and political connections

• Nomenklatura—A system of selecting cadres for advancement from lower levels based on loyalty and contributions to the party– Also used in Russia

2nd 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 branches

The People’s Congresses• Hierarchical• Top—National People’s

Congress• Then, 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 levels

Executive Branch• President and Vice President• Each serve maximum of 2 five year terms• Largely ceremonial• Sometimes, 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

hierarchies

Judiciary—The People’s Court

• Hierarchical• People’s Procuratorate

—Public prosecutors and defendants for everyone

• Still largely under the control of the Communist Party

• Still no Constitutional Court

• VERY high conviction rate

• Execution widely used• Rule of law?

Changes to the Judicial System• 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

WTO

• So…– Set up property rights– Had higher standards for judges– Expanded more law schools

3rd Hierarchy—The Military—The People’s Liberation Army

• Very large—3 million members

• Representation in both the Central Committee and the Standing Committee

• Has never dominated politics, but has a huge budget

• Early, under Mao, all political leaders were military leaders

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 nomentaklura

• FRQ—2008 #6

Magazines!

• With the person sitting next to you, look at pages 6-9 of the News China magazine and find a story that is interesting about China.

• You will be explaining your story to other people, but you don’t have to write it down.