... it is true that there was no shortage of political scandals to undermine public confidence in its ability to govern responsibly. Charges and counter -charges between factions of the Diet did little to aid its reputation, 'with opposition politicians who schemed to destroy a cabinet trying to discredit cabinet officers and their Diet supporters by charging them with indictable offences'11 ... democracy made such limited headway during the 1920's, was the failure of its official outlet. It appears that the Diet's lower house was little other than a constitutional nicety, its wings easi...

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