One-Party and Multi-Party Governments

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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


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