USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of government did the US set up in Japan before they left?
A
A constitutional monarchy ____ but they people could still pick their legislators and be involved in the government.
B
Presidential Democracy
C
A communist regime
D
An absolute monarchy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Since the Meiji Period, Japan had been a constitutional monarchy. However, the name did not obscure the fact that Japan’s form of government was more akin to an aristocratic oligarchy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Japan is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, derives his authority to govern from the constitution. July 2010 upper-house elections were considered free and fair.

Detailed explanation-3: -Japan is considered a constitutional monarchy with a system of civil law. Politics in Japan in the post-war period has largely been dominated by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has been in power almost continuously since its foundation in 1955, a phenomenon known as the 1955 System.

Detailed explanation-4: -Japan is a constitutional monarchy, with a parliamentary system of government based on the separation of powers. The Emperor is the symbol of the state and does not hold political functions, only performing ceremonial duties.

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