AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT:
CHINA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Autonomous regions - ANS A territorial unit that is equivalent to a province and contains a
large concentration of ethnic minorities. These regions have some autonomy in the cultural
sphere but in most policy matters are strictly subordinate to the central government.
Cadres/Cadre List - ANS A person that exercises a position of authority in a communist party-
state; cadres may or may not be Communist Party members
Central Committee - ANS The top 350 or so leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. It meets
annually for about two weeks and is charged with carrying on the business of the National Party
Congress when it is not in session.
Central Military Commission (CMC) - ANS The most important military organization in the
People's Republic of China. headed by the general secretary of the Chinese Community Party,
who is the commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army.
Chiang Kai-shek - ANS A Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the
Republic of China between 1928 and 1975.
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, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) - ANS The founding and ruling political party of the People's
Republic of China (PRC).
Collectivism - ANS The theory and practice of the ownership of land and the means of
production by the people or the state
Confucianism - ANS A system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius
Cultural Revolution - ANS A chaotic mass movement in the People's Republic of China. Mao
Zedong launched it in 1966, claiming that elitists were undermining the government and
Chinese society.
Democratic Centralism - ANS A system of political organization developed by V.I. Lenin and
practiced, with modifications, by all communist party-states. Its principles include a hierarchical
party structure.
Deng Xiaoping - ANS Was a Chinese revolutionary and statesman. He was the paramount
leader of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1992. (economic reforms!!)
Floating population - ANS Migrants from the rural areas who have moved temporarily to the
cities to find employment.
Free market socialism - ANS An economic system in which prices are determined by
unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses.
General Secretary - ANS The formal title of the head of the Chinese Communist Party. From
1942 to 1982, the position was called "chairman" and was held by Mao Zedong.
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CHINA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Autonomous regions - ANS A territorial unit that is equivalent to a province and contains a
large concentration of ethnic minorities. These regions have some autonomy in the cultural
sphere but in most policy matters are strictly subordinate to the central government.
Cadres/Cadre List - ANS A person that exercises a position of authority in a communist party-
state; cadres may or may not be Communist Party members
Central Committee - ANS The top 350 or so leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. It meets
annually for about two weeks and is charged with carrying on the business of the National Party
Congress when it is not in session.
Central Military Commission (CMC) - ANS The most important military organization in the
People's Republic of China. headed by the general secretary of the Chinese Community Party,
who is the commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army.
Chiang Kai-shek - ANS A Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the
Republic of China between 1928 and 1975.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) - ANS The founding and ruling political party of the People's
Republic of China (PRC).
Collectivism - ANS The theory and practice of the ownership of land and the means of
production by the people or the state
Confucianism - ANS A system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius
Cultural Revolution - ANS A chaotic mass movement in the People's Republic of China. Mao
Zedong launched it in 1966, claiming that elitists were undermining the government and
Chinese society.
Democratic Centralism - ANS A system of political organization developed by V.I. Lenin and
practiced, with modifications, by all communist party-states. Its principles include a hierarchical
party structure.
Deng Xiaoping - ANS Was a Chinese revolutionary and statesman. He was the paramount
leader of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1992. (economic reforms!!)
Floating population - ANS Migrants from the rural areas who have moved temporarily to the
cities to find employment.
Free market socialism - ANS An economic system in which prices are determined by
unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses.
General Secretary - ANS The formal title of the head of the Chinese Communist Party. From
1942 to 1982, the position was called "chairman" and was held by Mao Zedong.
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