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POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT

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“We, the Japanese people, acting through our duly elected representatives in the National Diet, determined that we shall secure for ourselves and our posterity the fruits of peaceful cooperation with all nations and the blessings of liberty throughout this land, and resolved that never again shall we be visited with the horrors of war through the action of government, do proclaim that sovereign power resides with the people and do firmly establish this Constitution."-Preamble of Japan’s Constitution, effective May 3, 1947Based on this excerpt from the Japanese Constitution, which statement is CORRECT?
A
The Constitution was created to give the Emperor more official power.
B
The Preamble reflects the influence of the United States after World War II.
C
The Japanese Constitution restored traditional Shogun-era political and social values.
D
The Japanese government refused to take responsibility for their role in World War II.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Article 14. All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin. Peers and peerage shall not be recognized.

Detailed explanation-2: -ARTICLE 9. (1) Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Japanese constitution, article 31 also mentioned the right to personal liberty and life. According to the law procedure in the Japanese constitution, no criminal liability is allowed to be imposed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Separation of Religion and State: The state is prohibited from granting privileges or political authority to a religion, or conducting religious education (Article 20). Freedom of assembly, association, speech, and secrecy of communications: All guaranteed without qualification by Article 21, which forbids censorship.

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