True or False?
Shotoku wanted to build a powerful government, and he looked at Vietnam to see what to do.
Answer
True
False
Question 4
Question
True or False?
The Constitution of Japan was intended to not replace Japan's monarchy and warlike system.
Answer
True
False
Question 5
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Where were the rules for working in the government taken from?
Answer
Laozi
Confucius
Buddha
Question 6
Question
What power did the emperor get in Shotoku's constitution?
Answer
To choose all the officials.
To write all the rules of working in the government.
All of the above.
None of the above.
Question 7
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True or False? This is an excerpt from Shotoku's constitution.
"When an imperial command is given, obey it with reverence. The sovereign is likened to heaven and his subjects are likened to Earth. With heaven providing the cover and earth supporting it, the four seasons proceed in orderly fashion, giving sustenance to all that which is in nature. If earth attempts to overtake the functions of heaven, it destroys everything.”
Answer
True
False
Question 8
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What type of government did Shotoku create?
Answer
Meritocracy
Bureaucracy
Democracy
Question 9
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True or False?
Shotoku’s constitution stated that you needed to follow any command from the emperor with respect as the emperor is like a God from Heaven. You need to respect God and follow what God says.