In Han government, the emperor was the supreme judge and lawgiver, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and sole designator of official nominees appointed to the top posts in central and local administrations; those who earned a 600-dan salary-rank or higher. Theoretically, there were no limits to his power. However, state organs with competing interests and institutions such as the court conference (tingyi 廷議)—where ministers were convened to reach majority consensus on an issue—pressured the emperor to accept the advice of his ministers on policy decisions. If the emperor rejected a court conference decision, he risked alienating his high ministers. Nevertheless, emperors sometimes did reject the majority opinion reached at court conferences. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was responsible for nominations of local administrators in the government? ANS1 the emperor QSN2 Was the emperor able to reject an opinion that was made by the court conference? ANS2 sometimes did reject the majority opinion QSN3 What did the emperor risk if he did not accept the decisions of the court conference? ANS3 alienating his high ministers QSN4 Who often placed pressure on the emperor in regards to local policies? ANS4 court conference QSN5 Who was considered to be the supreme judge in Han government? ANS5 the emperor