Question 1

Which of the following best describes the components of the Yoshida Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on domestic economic recovery and reliance on American military protection 
B)  replacement of state corporatism with more liberal economic policies 
C)  abandonment of agricultural and corporate subsidies 
D)  a turning away from foreign interventions and a focus on domestic political development 
A)  focus on domestic economic recovery and reliance on American military protection 
B)  replacement of state corporatism with more liberal economic policies 
C)  abandonment of agricultural and corporate subsidies 
D)  a turning away from foreign interventions and a focus on domestic political development

Question 2

Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the nature of Japan's postwar party system?

Accepted Answer

A)  two-party system 
B)  long-term domination by a single party 
C)  fragmentation across nearly a dozen small parties 
D)  series of alternating coalitions from the left and the right 
A)  two-party system 
B)  long-term domination by a single party 
C)  fragmentation across nearly a dozen small parties 
D)  series of alternating coalitions from the left and the right

Question 3

In recent years,no ruling party or coalition has controlled both legislative chambers,a condition referred to in Japan as

Accepted Answer

A)  a hung parliament. 
B)  cohabitation. 
C)  a twisted Diet. 
D)  a divided Diet. 
A)  a hung parliament. 
B)  cohabitation. 
C)  a twisted Diet. 
D)  a divided Diet.

Question 4

The iron triangle of "Japan,Inc.," has come under increased criticism and scrutiny recently because of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Fukushima nuclear disaster. 
B)  revelations of scandals within the triangle. 
C)  growing Chinese military dominance in the region. 
D)  the inability of Japan,Inc.,to dominate new Chinese and South Korean tech producers. 
A)  the Fukushima nuclear disaster. 
B)  revelations of scandals within the triangle. 
C)  growing Chinese military dominance in the region. 
D)  the inability of Japan,Inc.,to dominate new Chinese and South Korean tech producers.

Question 5

Japan's nineteenth-century modernizing slogan "rich country,strong military" best reflects which one of the following political economic systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  mercantilist 
B)  social-democratic 
C)  communist 
D)  liberal 
A)  mercantilist 
B)  social-democratic 
C)  communist 
D)  liberal

Question 6

Discuss the consequences of Japan's historical division of labor between political rulers (shogun,Meiji oligarchs,MacArthur,bureaucrats) and those who reign (emperor,parliament) for the autonomy and capacity of the Japanese state.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will make use of the vario

Question 7

The term zombies refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  lifetime Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members of parliament in Japan backed by koenkai. 
B)  insolvent firms in Japan propped up by the government. 
C)  opposition parties in Japan's parliament that have no power or influence. 
D)  outdated political policies that still shape LDP policies in Japan. 
A)  lifetime Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members of parliament in Japan backed by koenkai. 
B)  insolvent firms in Japan propped up by the government. 
C)  opposition parties in Japan's parliament that have no power or influence. 
D)  outdated political policies that still shape LDP policies in Japan.

Question 8

In which of the following ways does the Liberal Democratic Party differ from the Democratic Party of Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  It expresses less nationalist sentiment. 
B)  It has largely avoided charges of corruption. 
C)  It has demonstrated more electoral success in the aggregate. 
D)  It has managed to avoid participation in a "twisted Diet." 
A)  It expresses less nationalist sentiment. 
B)  It has largely avoided charges of corruption. 
C)  It has demonstrated more electoral success in the aggregate. 
D)  It has managed to avoid participation in a "twisted Diet."

Question 9

Which of the following statements about Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has traditionally been marked by a very democratic internal party process. 
B)  It represents the "half" of Japan's former one-and-a-half party system. 
C)  It is the most left-leaning of Japan's major parties. 
D)  It maintains a largely nonideological commitment to winning elections. 
A)  It has traditionally been marked by a very democratic internal party process. 
B)  It represents the "half" of Japan's former one-and-a-half party system. 
C)  It is the most left-leaning of Japan's major parties. 
D)  It maintains a largely nonideological commitment to winning elections.

Question 10

The shogun was the title for feudal Japan's

Accepted Answer

A)  dominant lords. 
B)  largest castles. 
C)  lowly peasant class. 
D)  Chinese mercenaries. 
A)  dominant lords. 
B)  largest castles. 
C)  lowly peasant class. 
D)  Chinese mercenaries.

Which of the following best describes the components of the Yoshida Doctrine?

Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the nature of Japan's postwar party system?

In recent years,no ruling party or coalition has controlled both legislative chambers,a condition referred to in Japan as

The iron triangle of "Japan,Inc.," has come under increased criticism and scrutiny recently because of

Japan's nineteenth-century modernizing slogan "rich country,strong military" best reflects which one of the following political economic systems?

Discuss the consequences of Japan's historical division of labor between political rulers (shogun,Meiji oligarchs,MacArthur,bureaucrats) and those who reign (emperor,parliament) for the autonomy and capacity of the Japanese state.

The term zombies refers to

In which of the following ways does the Liberal Democratic Party differ from the Democratic Party of Japan?

Which of the following statements about Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is accurate?

The shogun was the title for feudal Japan's

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Which of the following best describes the components of the Yoshida Doctrine?

Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the nature of Japan's postwar party system?

In recent years,no ruling party or coalition has controlled both legislative chambers,a condition referred to in Japan as

The iron triangle of "Japan,Inc.," has come under increased criticism and scrutiny recently because of

Japan's nineteenth-century modernizing slogan "rich country,strong military" best reflects which one of the following political economic systems?

Discuss the consequences of Japan's historical division of labor between political rulers (shogun,Meiji oligarchs,MacArthur,bureaucrats) and those who reign (emperor,parliament) for the autonomy and capacity of the Japanese state.

The term zombies refers to

In which of the following ways does the Liberal Democratic Party differ from the Democratic Party of Japan?

Which of the following statements about Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is accurate?

The shogun was the title for feudal Japan's

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