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The transition from the "military period" to the "period of political tutelage" is signaled by a province being "completely restored to order" [7]. During the "period of political tutelage," the government's role is to send trained and examined individuals to various counties to help people prepare for self-government [8].
For a county to become "completely self-governed," specific criteria must be met. This includes properly taking a census, completing a land survey, satisfactorily maintaining police and local defense forces, and successfully carrying out road building and repairing within its boundaries. Additionally, its people must have received training in the exercise of the four powers (election, recall, initiative, and referendum), fulfilled their duties as citizens, and pledged to uphold revolutionary principles [1]. Upon adopting self-government, a county may elect a magistrate for administrative affairs and representatives for lawmaking [1].
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lified through training and examination, to various counties to assist the people in the preparation of self-government. A county may elect a magistrate for the execution of its administrative affairs and elect representatives for the deliberation and making of its laws in order to become a completely self-governed county, when a census of the whole county has been properly taken; a survey of its land has been completed; its police and local defense forces have been satisfactorily maintained; road building and repairing within its boundaries have been successfully carried out; and its people…
simultaneously it should revise foreign treaties in order to restore our equality and independence among the nations. 5. The program of national reconstruction shall be divided into three periods:- First the military period; second, the period of political tutelage; third, the constitutional period. 6. In the military period, the whole administrative system shall be placed under military rule. The government on the one hand should employ its armed force to eradicate all internal obstacles and, on the other, disseminate its doctrines to enlighten the people as well as to promote national…
utional period will commence in a province when all the counties of the province have attained complete self-government. The body of citizens' delegates may elect a Governor to supervise self-government of the province. In matters involving national administration the Governor shall be subject to the direction of the Central Government. 17. In this period the authority of the Central Government and that of the provincial government shall be kept in equilibrium. Matters which by nature require uniform action on the part of the nation shall be assigned to the Central Government; matters which…
ans of these county and require external capital,should be opened and developed with the help of the Central Government. Net profits so realized shall be divided equally between the Central and the local governments. 13. With regard to its obligation to the Central Government every county shall give a certain percentage of its annual revenue towards the Central Government's annual expenditure. Such percentage shall be determined each year by citizens' delegates, but it shall not be lower than 10 per cent or more than 50 per cent of the county revenue. 14. Every county, upon its adoption of…
uld, from time to time, be made public to the people in order to facilitate its adoption when the proper time comes. 23. When more than one half of the province shall have reached the constitutional period, that is when they have completely adopted local self-government, the People's Congress shall be convened to decide on and promulgate the Constitution. 24. After the promulgation of the Constitution the governing power of the Central Government shall be returned to the People's Congress for execution. That is, the People's Congress shall exercise the powers of election and recall in regard…
More questions about this book
- How would you explain the foundational role of "the Three People's Principles" and the "Quintuple-Power Constitution" in Sun Yat-sen's vision for national reconstruction to someone unfamiliar with the text, emphasizing why both are deemed essential?
- The text outlines three priorities: people's livelihood, people's sovereignty, and nationalism, in that specific order. Why might Sun Yat-sen have chosen this particular sequence of importance, and what potential challenges could arise from addressing these principles sequentially?
- Sun Yat-sen emphasizes the government's role in training and directing people to acquire political knowledge and ability for self-governance. What are the underlying assumptions about the capabilities of "the people" and the nature of "the government" inherent in this approach, and what are its potential strengths and weaknesses?
- During the military period, the government is tasked with both "eradicating all internal obstacles" and "disseminating its doctrines to enlighten the people." How might these two objectives interact, and what potential ethical dilemmas or practical conflicts could arise from using military force to achieve both national unity and ideological dissemination?