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What is the source of legitimacy of the Chinese government? What makes the system
stable?
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What agents of political socialization are important in reinforcing proper conduct and
values?
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How have China's history and political culture affected the character of the Chinese
political system?
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How did the economic opening of China lead to the suppression of the Student Movement in
Tiananmen Square? How have capitalist reforms changed Maoist ideals?
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Compare the elements of Chinese Communist membership with the multi-party system of
France and Great Britain.
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Compare the political and economic changes taking place in China with those taking place
in Russia.
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What social and economic problems do the Chinese face today?
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Describe the characteristics of China
that set it apart from other countries you have studied
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Trace the broad outlines of Twentieth
Century reforms and revolutions in China
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Hypothesize causes for the drastic
changes in policy directions since 1949 (especially those involving the
Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the Four Modernizations)
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Describe the role played by factionalism
in Chinese politics of the past 15 years
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Explain why some political scientists
argue that there was more political participation in China before the
death of Mao Zedong than after his death
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Compare the approaches to agricultural
problems and people by China's governments to the approaches used by
Soviet and Russian governments
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Describe the actions taken by China's
government and Communist Party in response to dissent since 1976 (the
death of Mao Zedong) and evaluate effectiveness of those responses in
relation to political stability, economic performance, and democratization
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Compare and contrast the structure of
China's political system with that of the Soviet Union
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Evaluate results of present-day
political and economic policies of the party elite as implemented by the
state
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Hypothesize about the relationship of
economic reforms and political reforms in China
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Evaluate the degree to which global
pressures will influence the future of economic and political reform in
China
