POL 2 Study Guide - Final Guide: Communist Party Of The Soviet Union, Proportional Representation, Deng Xiaoping
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Became democratized after the fall of the ussr. Communist party stayed in power for years. Then negotiated with solidarity to have freer elections. Solidarity won all but one contested seat, so communism then fell from power. Solidarity movement: began as a trade union, prior to glasnost, somewhat underground but as soon as the ussr collapsed it could reemerge, basis of all political parties in poland today. As long as the economy is successful, parties are of less importance. Do not focus on case-level details that are not china for example, you don"t need to know the name of the first president of poland. Be able to trace each country"s path to democratization (except france) Institutional models of democracy: be able to describe how key powers are distributed in all five countries" governments. China: ccp has the power, the legislative branch: the national people"s congress, the executive branch: the state council, the judicial branch: the supreme people"s court and the supreme.
