Describe the institutions of China's government, party and judicial system. Answer the questions:
- When was the Chinese constitution issued? What were the characteristics of China’s constitution?
- What political system was there in China before 1949?
- What political parties are there in China? Why is the Communist Party so important?
- Why doesn't China adopt the same multi-party system as the Western countries, under which various political parties hold the state power by turn?
- Are there elections in China? Are democratic elections?
- What is the National People's Congress? How many deputies are there?
- What is the party's political bureau?
- How is the territorial organisation in China?
- Is China a dictatorship?
