stem. (Copper 1999,Pg94) The resulting five body government, or five-yaun (chamber) consisted of theLegislative Yaun in which the National Assembly was considered a part, the ExecutiveYaun, the Judicial Yaun, the Examination Yaun, and the Control Yaun. (Ferdinand 5,1996) Each of these chambers had a specific duty, much like the different aspects of thegovernment of the United States. The Legislative Yaun was just that, a legislature whichconsisted of elected officials from the different provinces of China, of which Taiwan wasconsidered one out of thirty. The National Assembly was a body that acted as an electoralcollege, and could amend the constitution. The Executive Yaun, which was staffed by theequivalent of the US Cabinet, had the ability to execute public policy. The Judicial Yaunwas main court system for the ROC. The Examination Yaun was the government bodywhich granted licenses for business, while the Control Yaun was the governmentwatchdog for any type of corruption that could occur throughout the government. (Ferdinand 1996,Pg 5)The Nationalists long believed that they would eventually be able to take back themainland, by which in the 1970s hope was all but given up. In 1948, with the war againstCommunism going on and internal dissent among the population, the constitution wasamended with the Temporary Provisions, which gave the president complete controlover all aspects of the country. It was through this that in 1949 the president handeddown the decree of martial law, which would stay in place until 1987. When the decreewas handed down, Taiwan went to an authoritarian regime with a democratic constitution. President Chaing Kai-Shek immediately nullified the term limit, banned the formation ofany political parties that might challenge the KMT, as well as set up organizations loyal tothe government and appoint his own people to these posts. (Copper 1999, Pg95) TheKMT and the military each had high ranking officials ...
