Politics In Modern Japan

I. The historical Backg0ornd of Contemporary politics: The First steps toward modernization, The changing face of Clan Politics, The Beginnings of party Politics, The Rise of Militarism and World War II, The Postwar Reemergence of Democratic politics, A Conservative Majority in a two- Party system, An Era of Confusion and uncertainty. II. Japan as a Constitutional State: The Meiji Constitution, Basic Principles of the Present constitution and political system. III. The Diet and Its Operation: The bicameral Legislature and its organization, House composition and the role of the Political parties, The Powers of the Diet and the Superiority of the House of Representatives, Actual operation of the diet. IV. The Electoral system and its problems: The Organization of national Elections, Changes and problems in the Electoral System, political Funds and costly campaigns. V. The Parliamentary cabinet system: Designation of the Prime Minister and formation of the Cabinet, Cabinet responsibility and the powers of the Prime Minister, Cabinet authority and administrative organization. VI. The Present State and Trends of the Political Parties: Political Currents, The liberal Democratic party, the Japan socialist party, The Komeito, The Democratic socialist Party, The Japan communist Party, The New Liberal Club, The United social democratic party. VII. The Local Government System and its Development: Prewar Local Government, Postwar Local Government. Chronology of Major Political events (1867 – 1981).

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