SINGAPORE - Politics and Governance of Southeast Asia

It is an island city-state situated at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, surrounded by Malaysia and Indonesia and with a land area of slightly more than 700 km2, and one of the 20 smallest states worldwide

In 1819, the British established a trading post on the (?).

In 1826, these four places became the “Strait Settlements,” which were under direct British control as a Crown colony from 1867 until 1947.

During its colonial period, Singapore’s economy was dominated by (?). Already in 1913, Singapore had the highest GDP per capita in all of Southeast Asia

From 1942 to 1945, (?) occupied the city. Much like in other parts of Southeast Asia, their regime rule and repression kindled nationalist sentiments and political mobilization in the postwar years.

In 1955, the first elections for a predominantly elected (?) were held. This triggered the formation of the two political parties known as

The political party provided Singapore’s first chief minister after the election.

In what year did Singapore adopt a new constitution and attain self-government?

The People’s Action Party AP under its leader (?) decisively won the elections in May of the same year, and the party has remained in power until today.

Negotiations between Singapore and the Federation of Malaya led to the union of (?)—formerly British Northern Borneo—in September 1963

TRUE OR FALSE: Singapore joined the Federation under a set of special conditions, including wide-ranging political autonomy and relatively minor contributions to the federal budget

Clashes between Chinese and Malays in the Singapore further strained relations with the federal government in (?).

The governments in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur failed to conclude a mutual agreement about the distribution of (?) and for a (?). This resulted in the (?) of Singapore from the Federation on (?)

TRUE OR FALSE: In the following three decades, Singapore became one of the most affluent and developed societies in Asia

The (?) was created to secure pensions, housing development, and medical services, and is financed through a mandatory contribution paid by all Singaporean employees and self-employed citizens. All contributors can access their money at (?) years of age, but the government has used the capital stock to finance its economic policies

The city-state appears to contradict the assumptions of (?) theory, which states a causal link between economic development, social modernization, and democratization

In fact, Singapore combines institutional trappings of democracy such as (?) with (?) political practices.

TRUE OR FALSE: In contrast to Malaysia, where opposition parties are in a position to challenge the ruling Barisan Nasional government, no opposition force in Singapore is able to threaten the hegemonic position of the People’s Action Party

The characterization of Singapore’s political order as (?) emphasizes the fact that repression is of secondary importance for the longevity of PAP rule.

Singapore’s constitution came into power in the year (?).It granted Singapore full autonomy in internal affairs as part of the (?)

Singapore’s first Chief Minister (?) once described the constitutional text as the “untidiest and most confusing constitution that any country has started life with”

The idea of David Marshall is due to two main factors.

The constitution contains (?) parts and (?) articles as of July 2010.

What parts of Singapore’s Constitution include the declaration of national sovereignty, recognition of the constitution as the Supreme Law of the land (Art. 4), the amendment procedure, and a catalog of basic rights (Art. 9–16).