- What is a primary way in which these unitary regimes are similar?
- What is a primary way in which these unitary regimes are dissimilar?
- There is a trend toward devolution in the United Kingdom. What is a major effect that devolution has had on British governments?
- What is a characteristic of the Chinese nation state that makes maintaining a unitary regime difficult?
- What is a characteristic of the Chinese political culture that facilitates maintaining a unitary regime?
- What is a primary reason that devolution is not likely to be a trend in China as it is in the United Kingdom?
Friday, May 10, 2013
Country Concept question, 8
8. The United Kingdom and China have unitary regimes.
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These regimes are similar as they are all secular and have their power centralized in one geographical place.
However, UK follows common law while China follows common law for judiciary.
The trend toward devolution decreases the power of control over the regions for the UK government.
The vast population makes maintaining a unitary regime difficult.
However, nationalism, in terms of pride for the Chinese culture facilitates a unitary regime.
Devolution is not likely because CCP is heavy-handed in terms of power-control. It will not allow any decentralisation of its power by giving too much freedom to any region.
The eighth question is:
8. The United Kingdom and China have unitary regimes.
a. What is a primary way in which these unitary regimes are similar?
b. What is a primary way in which these unitary regimes are dissimilar?
c. There is a trend toward devolution in the United Kingdom. What is a major effect that devolution has had on British governments?
d. What is a characteristic of the Chinese nation state that makes maintaining a unitary regime difficult?
e. What is a characteristic of the Chinese political culture that facilitates maintaining a unitary regime?
f. What is a primary reason that devolution is not likely to be a trend in China as it is in the United Kingdom?
This is a 6-point question. Once again, a collection of related straight forward, pretty objective questions are collected into one FRQ. This is not typical of exam FRQs.
The key words here are "primary" and "major." Your choices might require explanations
Anonymous wrote:
These regimes are similar as they are all secular and have their power centralized in one geographical place. However, UK follows common law while China follows common law for judiciary. The trend toward devolution decreases the power of control over the regions for the UK government. The vast population makes maintaining a unitary regime difficult. However, nationalism, in terms of pride for the Chinese culture facilitates a unitary regime. Devolution is not likely because CCP is heavy-handed in terms of power-control. It will not allow any decentralisation of its power by giving too much freedom to any region.
It would have been very helpful if the responses had been labeled.
The first response is little more than a rephrasing of part of the definition of unitary. Since these regimes have been identified as unitary in the question, that's not a good response.
The second response is puzzling. Chinese law is almost exclusively statute law.
The third response is an accurate statement, but needs at least one example to demonstrate its accuracy. Does devolution decrease the taxing power? police power? the power to set social welfare policies? national defense policies?
The fourth response is accurate and obvious enough to need no further explanation. (1 point)
The fifth response is also accurate, although citing exceptions like Tibet or Xinjiang would strengthen the assertion. (I'd be tempted to give this half a point if that were allowed.) (1 point)
The sixth response is accurate and adequately explained. (1 point)
This response earns 3 points.
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