Central government

Question 1

What did the laws of Dec 1925 do?

Answer 1

• Change the structure of central govt
• Mussolini now head of government

Question 2

Who was Mussolini now accountable to?

Answer 2

The king, not parliament

Question 3

What could parliament no longer do?

Answer 3

• Discuss policy
• To debate and change proposed legislation
• Criticise the govt

Question 4

What did the banning of opposition parties mean?

Answer 4

Fascists now dominated chamber

Question 5

What did Mussolini change about the electorate?

Answer 5

electorate was reduced to exclude most of the working classes

Question 6

What happened to parliament in Jan 1939?

Answer 6

• parliament was abolished
• replaced by Chamber of Fasces and Corporations (equally as unimportant)

Question 7

How many members of the Senate was not apart of the PNF by 1932?

Answer 7

148
- another example of Mussolini accommodating the existing political elites in order to cement his dictatorship

Question 8

What did Mussolini do in Dec 1928 regarding the FGC?

Answer 8

Formalised it in the constitution as the most important legal body in the state - all major matters to be discussed by approved by the council

Question 9

Did the FGC have any influence?

Answer 9

• No had little influence
• Mussolini retained the power to appoint the top PNG leaders and set out laws to be debated by the FGC

Question 10

Give and example which shows that the FGC was unimportant in major matters?

Answer 10

• Not consulted on major policies towards the Catholic Church (1929)
• Not consulted in Italy’s entrance in WW2