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16 Cards in this Set
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CONCEPTS:
What is democratic/ liberal government? |
It is a western-imported concept of a political system which may be the British-style parliamentary system or US-style presidential system.
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CONCEPTS:
What is a ‘maximum’ government'? |
It is a government system that follows an authoritarian rule which gives political leaders a freer hand in exercising power. Power is usually under a few and system accompanied by the military.
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What is a republic? |
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
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What are the four causes to the failure of parliamentary democracy?
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1. Plural Society
2. Ineffectiveness of leaders which greatly exacerbated weakness of civilian govt. 3. Failure to eliminate threats to territorial integrity 4. Military's perception of its special role in the nationalist movement. |
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Which are the 3 countries in which parliamentary democracy had failed to be strongly rooted into the government?
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Burma, thailand and Indonesia..
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Why is Burma geographically divided into a majority-minority expression?
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The colonial British policy of "Divide-and-rule".
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Aung San's solution to unite minority into heartland and a soft conditional approach that supported dissociation after 10 year.
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1947 Panglong Agreement/ Conference
1947 Union Constitution |
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What did the minorities fear of with U nu's Buddhism political structure?
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Burmanization and marginalisation.
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U nu's weak govt: Inability to exercise centralised control
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1. U nu did not have the support of the army as compared to Aung San
2. (a) Factionalism within AFPFL. (b) Ineffective control over Burma |
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Support for the league is evident in the percentage of popular votes that fell from _______ to ________ between 1951 and 1956 elections?
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60% to 48%
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What was the significance of the March 1948 Civil War in illustrating the weakness of U nu's govt.?
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1958- It led to U nu's request for General Ne Win to form a caretaker govt to restore order which was highly successful. It showed how the survival of parliamentary democracy in Burma relied on the support of the army.
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Significance of General Ne Win
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1. Chief of staff of the armed forces since 1949.
2. 2 years of his rule was noted for stability 3. 1962 Coup |
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Party lost all popularity in _______?
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1962.
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One thing that finally led to 1962 coup
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U nu's announcement of his intention to retire which sparked off internal political competition.
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What success is seen between 1958 and 1960?
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Military's successful efforts at combating corruption and inflation and in restoring law order as a caretaker govt.
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What council was formed after the 1962 coup?
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The MIlitary Revolutionary Council.
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