One-Party and Multi-Party Governments
activism
action taken to strengthen or weaken a political ideal
atrocity
an appallingly terrible act
Which country had a one-party system for seventy-one years?
Mexico
Select the five nations with a multiparty system of government. Conduct a brief search of secondary sources to find the answer. - Cuba - China - Denmark - France - Belgium - Japan - Sri Lanka
- Denmark - France - Belgium - Japan - Sri Lanka
The 2000 elections in ____ were significant because the Institutional Revolutionary Party (known as the______ ) lost the presidency.
- Mexico - PRI
Select the two statements that agree with Mexican politics. - Mexico actually has several small political parties - Mexico's main political party is the Institutional Reconstruction Party. - Mexico's president has an official term of seven years. -Mexico has a parliamentary government with a one-party system. - Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary party was in control since the 1920s.
- Mexico actually has several small political parties - Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary party was in control since the 1920s.
Most multiparty systems include a few left-wing parties, which hold ____ views, some center parties, which have _______ views, and a few right-wing parties, which support ______ views.
- liberal - moderate - consevative
Which of the following does the Communist Party do through its party organization? Select all that apply. - recruits members and leaders - develops policy - ensures freedom of the people - indoctrinates the people - maintain discipline
- recruits members and leaders - develops policy - indoctrinates the people - maintain discipline
Khmer Rouge
Communist regime in Cambodia that brutally seized power in 1975 and controlled the country until 1979
policy
a governmental course of action
one-party system
a political structure where there is no opposition to the party in charge
multiparty system
a political structure with a number of smaller parties, and not one strong ruling party
minority party
a smaller party with not as much political clout or election support
dictator
a supreme ruler with absolute power; usually a demanding and harsh ruler
Which type of government best describes the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia?
communist
Most one-party systems are often associated with ____
dictatorships
The Communist Party was the only legal party in the Soviet Union and approximately ____ percent of the people belonged to the party.
nine
Institutional Revolutionary Party
ruling political party in Mexico from 1929 to 2000