Structure/Form of Government

Structure/Form of Government

-Single-party state (obv.) led by Communist Part of China

-Nominally, a Soviet Federal Republic

     >Modeled their system after Russia

However, this autonomy diminished under Mao, and eventually ended completely (around 1954).

-Structure of the Communist Party

     >Central Committee comprised of various arms, including the Politburo was dismantled by Mao during the Cultural Revolution. Structure of party later rebuilt under Deng.

-Dictatorship with a parliamentary body--- mainly provided support. Everybody answered to Mao

-Totalitarian 

     >Strives to control every aspect of public and private life

     >Propaganda: state controlled media

     >Political repression

     >Personality cult

     >Centrally controlled economy

     >Restriction of speech 

     >Surveillance

     >Use of terror 

     Generally totalitarian regimes subscribe to a particular ideology. In this case, Mao uses socialism to      support his own power and secure popular support for the party

  Ain't no party like a Communist Party...