In the 2011 Duma elections, United Russia

lost seats, but retained control.

ALL OF THESE, while working for and with government

It was intended to be a strong trade bloc among the republics of the former USSR. It's failed.

The Commonwealth of Independent States

Russia's rating on the current DEMOCRACY INDEX:

Downgraded from hybrid regime to autocracy

United the 15-now 9-former Sov. repub.,but has little formal power;trade agreements bind them.

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Allegedly manipulated & corrupted US and other Western elections with "fake news":

Russian troll farm financed by oligarch close to Putin

Why is the EU at a disadvantage in negotiations with Russia?

Russia supplies Europe's gas for heating.

The 1993 Constitution gives the Duma power to

reject the appointment of the prime minister

Characterize current government-media relations in Russia.

Some media outlets = private but tightly controlled

Russian presidents may serve

2 successive 6 yr. terms and other nonconsecutive sets

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1
In the 2011 Duma elections, United Russia
gained seats and kept control.
gained seats, but lost control.
lost seats, but retained control.
lost seats and lost control.
2
Russia's recent economic problems are largely due to
privatization issues.
IMF reluctance to prop up the Russian Stabilization Fund.
plutocracy.
the fall in oil prices.
3
The Soviet-sponsored military-treaty organization among Eastern and Central European countries
NATO
Warsaw Pact
G-8
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)
4
A constitutional crisis which pitted the President against the Duma occurred in
1985
1993
1999
1991
5
Russia's population is about ____ urban.
56%
92%
12%
73%
6
Clearly, the party of power in Russia, but Putin's running as an INDEPENDENT in 2018!
Just Russia
CPRF (Community Party)
United Russia
Liberal Democrats
7
Average Russian life expectancy:
men 45, women 57
men 72, women 79
men 76, women 82
men 59, women 72
8
Russia has sent troops into separatist areas of both
Georgia and Ukraine
Estonia and Lithuania
Georgia and Azerbaijan
Ukraine and Lithuania
9
Former President, current Prime Minister:
Vladimir Putin
Dmitri Medvedev
Yegor Gaidar
Boris Yeltsin
10
The Russian mafia
extorts businesses and natural resources
ALL OF THESE, while working for and with government
murders journalists and bankers
launders money
11
the sudden end of price controls & subsidies & start of privatization, and trade liberalization
perestroika
glaznost
structural adjustments
shock therapy
12
Russian term to describe the other fourteen now independent republics of the former USSR:
Soviet satellites
Eastern Europe
the Caucuses
the near abroad
13
SOVIET PLANNED ECONOMY: The Central State Planning Commission
Politburo
Duma
Federation Council
Gosplan
14
Blogger/protest organizer denied right to run against Putin; reality TV star who's RUNNING:
Zhuganov, Zhirinovsky
Sergei Magnitsky, Bill Browder
Alexei Navalny, Ksenia Sobchak
Garry Kasparov, Boris Nemstov
15
Putin and the Duma cracked down on regional autonomy by laws that
replace elected gov.s with pres. appointees confirmed by FC
all of these
allow the pres. to remove governors
created seven superdistricts
16
Russian superdistricts:
Putin's appointee supervises local authorities for Putin.
Seven encompass all of Russia.
.Each is headed by a presidential appointee.
All of these.
17
It has 19 members appointed by the Russian president and confirmed by the Federation Council:
Duma
Supreme Soviet
Supreme Court
Constitutional Court
18
It was intended to be a strong trade bloc among the republics of the former USSR. It's failed.
the Russian Federation
the European Union
the Warsaw Pact
The Commonwealth of Independent States
19
In the USSR, elite recruitment took place through
zemtsvas
nomenklatura
aristocracy
perestroika
20
The most important cleavage in Russian society:
political party
social class
religion
nationality
21
Russia's rating on the current DEMOCRACY INDEX:
Downgraded from hybrid regime to autocracy
Ranked as an illiberal democracy.
Downgraded from democracy to hybrid regime.
Ranked as a liberal democracy.
22
The KGB is now the
NTV
YUKOS
FSB
BGK
23
United the 15-now 9-former Sov. repub.,but has little formal power;trade agreements bind them.
BRICS
Warsaw Pact
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
G-8
24
A consequence of cutting out SMDs and raising of PR threshold in the Duma in 2007-reverts 2016?
Minor parties lost seats.
No party has been able to win a majority since then.
Minor parties gained seats.
United Russia lost its majority.
25
Ukranian Pres. overthrown by Maidan revolt when he chose the Russian trade block over the EU:
Viktor Yushchenko
Julia Tymoshenko
Edvard Shevardnadze
Viktor Yanukovych
26
He was not interested in the Comintern; focused on "Socialism in One Country."
Boris Yeltsin
V.I. Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
27
Allegedly manipulated & corrupted US and other Western elections with "fake news":
Chinese hacking campaign (PLA_
400 pound guy sitting on bed in New Jersey
Russian troll farm financed by oligarch close to Putin
DPRK cyberspies
28
Young economist in charge of Yeltsin's privatization program:
Yegor Gaidar
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Anatoly Chubias
Vladimir Putin
29
Why is the EU at a disadvantage in negotiations with Russia?
America sides with Putin.
Russia is a nuclear power.
European leaders are weak.
Russia supplies Europe's gas for heating.
30
Former FSB agent poisoned with polonium after publicly accusing superiors (PUTIN)of corruption:
Sergei Magnitsky
Mikhail Khordorkovsky
Anna Politkovskaya
Alexander Litvinenko
31
The 1993 Constitution gives the Duma power to
reject the appointment of the prime minister
apppoint an acting president
dissolve the Federation Council
censure the cabinet
32
Russian egalitarianism translates to
women hold up half the sky.
an equal chance to become unequal.
equality of result.
equality of opportunity.
33
Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution guaranteed
power of the Communist Party
the right to writ of habeas corpus
participation in international organizations
civil rights and civil liberties
34
Soviet era government-suppressed literature clandestinely printed and distrib. by dissidents
samizdat
siloviki
kulaks
zemtsvas
35
Characterize current government-media relations in Russia.
All major media outlets are state-owned.
Some media outlets = private but tightly controlled
TV faces fewer restrictions than print media
Gov't. has almost no control over the media
36
Russian presidents may serve
indefinitely.
one six-year term
2 successive 6 yr. terms and other nonconsecutive sets
2 successive 4 yr. terms
37
Main power of the upper house (Federation Council):
power to dissolve Duma
impeachment of president
2/3 veto override
power to delay legislation
38
Candidate who came in second in 1996 and 2000 and polled 17% in the 2014 presidential election:
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Grigory Yavlinsky
Gennady Zyuganov
Sergei Mironov
39
Final court of appeals in Russian criminal and civil cases, 115 nom.-Pres.;confirm-Fed. Council
Politburo
Federation Council
Supreme Court
Constitutional Court
40
Reporter(s)/media lawyer(s) murdered to send message: don't criticize government!
Anna Politkovskaya
All of these
Stanislav Markelov
Anastasia Barburova
41
The first president of the Russian Federation was
Dmitri Medveddev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
42
Arrangement in which process of businesses participation in policy-making is controlled by gov.
neocorporatism
democratic centralism
state corporatism
pluralism
43
Russia defaulted in the economic crisis of
1993
2008
1991
1998
44
He's neither" LIBERAL" nor a "DEMOCRAT," but an EXTREME right-wing NATIONALIST
Zhirinovsky
Putin
Yavlinsky
Zyuganov
45
Putin's cozy business arrangements with large companies run by cronies is sometimes called
state corporatism
insider privatization.
neo-corporatism.
crony capitalism
46
Lawyer/accountant who died in custody after alleging large-scale theft from the Russian state:
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Anna Politkovskaya
Sergei Magnitsky
Alexander Litvinenko
47
Which of the following benefits of the Soviet era social welfare system has been maintained?
guaranteed employment
universal health care
low levels of income inequality
price subsidies for most products
48
Lenin's ideology of rule by the few, the Communist Party elite
democratic centralism
dialectical materialism
guanxi
Vanguard of the Revolution
49
Yukos Oil/media magnate (financed Putin's opposition) jailed in 2003; released before Olympics
Vladimir Gusinsky
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Dmitry Medvedev
Boris Berezovsky
50
It's relatively undeveloped in Russia (statist history) but it's developing in protest:
proportional representtion
oligarchy
civil society
state corporatism
51
Terrorism in Russia:
Apartment bombings
Theater hostage crisis
All of these
Attack on school at Beslan
52
Since 2012, they've been severely restricted & must register as "foreign agents."
SWFs
FDIs
MNCs
NGOs
53
Most Russians believe their government is
indifferent and hostile.
legitimate and strong.
transparent and democratic.
caring and attentive.
54
The tradition of SLAVOPHILE vs. WESTERNIZER indicates that Russia's political culture is
consensual
subject to revolutions
essentially homogenious
conflictual
55
U.S. law, now Canadian law- Freeze Russian oligarch's corrupt assets and deny travel visas!
the Jackson=Vanik Amendment
the New Cold War Act
the Sergei Magnitsky Law
economic sanctions
56
More complete and invasive form of autocracy which characterized 20th century regimes:
dictatorship
absolutism
authoritarian
totalitarianism
57
To hold power in the USSR, a leader needed high position in
the military (chairman)
the party and the government, but not the military
the government (premier/president)
the Party (General Secretary)
58
The BRICS are fast-growing economies who held an economic summit in 2009. The newest member is
Russia
China
India
South Africa
59
The Putin administration gave in to protests related to
environmental concerns.
suppression of the press.
None of these
the 2011 Duma elections.
60
A group of 300 Communist party leaders that met twice a year; chose the Politburo
the Supreme Soviet
the zemtsvo
the State Duma
the Central Committee
61
Process of bringing individuals into a beneficial but dependent relationship with the state
democratic consolidation
pluralism
state corporatism
co-optation
62
Rule by thieves:
both kleptocracy and plutocracy
plutocracy
neither kleptocracy nor plutocracy
kleptocracy
63
The Russian political system is a ___ one, based on France's.
presidential
none of these
parliamentary
semi-presidential
64
The Russian Federation's bicameral parliament consists of
Politburo and Central Committee
Okrugs and Oblasts
Duma and Federation Council
Supreme Soviet and Congress of People's Deputies
65
The reformist party which received NO seats in the Duma after Putin's 2007 electoral reforms.
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Yabloko
Liberal Democrats
United Russia
66
If the Duma rejects the President's nominee for prime minister three times, the President can
dissolve the Duma.
none of these.
appoint a new Prime Minister.
reisgn.
67
Site of disastrous 19th cent. war, it was given to Ukraine in 20th & annexed by Russia in 21st
the Caucasus
the Baltics
Crimea
Sakhalin
68
The current Russian constitution was adopted by
referendum
presidential decree
regional constitutional conventions
Duma vote
69
The Russian Federation's governmental structure:
weak confederation
asymmetric federalism
federalsm, but with heavy emphasis on regional powers
strongly unitary
70
Tsar who lightened up, instituted reforms, and was assassinated for his trouble:
Nicholas II
Nicholas I
Alexander III
Alexander II
71
When absolute communism proved disastrous, Lenin instituted the NEP and retreated to
the Kremlin.
the "Commanding Heights" of the economy.
the Vanguard of the Revolution.
Eastern Europe.
72
Region between Black & Caspian Seas which is a hot spot.
the Baltics
the Balkans
none of these
the Caucasus
73
Russia has a strong tradition of
individualism
separation of church and state
cultural homogeneity
statism
74
a situation where some subnational governments have greater or lesser power than others.
soft authoritarianism
asymmetric federalism
democratic centralism
patrimonialism
75
Summoned protest against Putin's corrupt Duma election via SOCIAL MEDIA;jailed for embezzlement
Aleksei Navalny
Sergei Magnitsky
Sergei Mironov
Mikhail Prokhorov
76
Young economist who was Yeltsin's reformist Prime Minister:
Yegor Gaidar
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Yevgeny Primakov
Anatoly Chubias
77
Russian parties are mainly about
ideology
reform
power
patriotism
78
DUMA: # of seats and electoral system
450; half PR & half SMD winner-take-all
450; PR with 7% threshold
435; alternate vote
650; SMD winner-take-all
79
The Chechen conflict illustrates this type of cleavage:
ethnicity
ideological
rural vs. urban
social class
80
The official newspaper of the Soviet Union; newspaper critical of the regime
Novaya Gazeta;Isvestia
Novaya Gazeta; Pravda
Pravda; Isvestia
Pravda; Novaya Gazeta
81
The Politburo led a failed coup in
1998
1985
1991
2011
82
Which of these is NOT an area in the "near abroad" where Russia has asserted military power.
Crimea
Georgia
Chechnya
Ukraine
83
If the Russian president resigns or dies,
the Prime Minister becomes President.
the Vice President becomes President.
the Prime Minister becomes acting President.
a snap election is held immediately.
84
It was Gorbachev's plan to restructure the Russian economy:
perestroika
democratic centralism
glasnost
collectivization
85
Both Britain and Russia have seen demographic increases in % of
Eastern Europeans
Muslims
Sub-Saharan Africans
Orthodox Christians
86
Informal/ formal system assuring dominance of ruling group despite some political competition
autocracy
autarky
soft authoritarianism
asymmetric federalism
87
EXAMPLES: Gusinsky, Berezovsky, Khodorkovsky, Potanin
oligarchs
dissidents
General Secretaries of the Communist Party
Prime Ministers of Russia
88
Soviet Union's Politburo can be compared to which of the following institutional structures?
Legislative committees
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Parliament
89
In contrast to Britain, Russia has NOT been characterized by
prevalent ethnic clashes
high voter participation
gradualism
centralization
90
Consists of 2 members from each of 89 fed. regions: Gov-one; leg.- one
Duma
Central Committee
Politburo
Federation Council
91
Which accurately compares British and Russian government?
Britain and Russia are both unitary
Britain's unitary; Russia's federalist
Russia's unitary; Britain's democratic
Britain and Russia are both federalist states
92
Oligarchs OUT; Putin's recruits from security and intelligence services IN key political posts
samizdat
oprichniki
siloviki
cheka
93
Russian owner of the NBA team Brooklyn NETS; ran against Putin in 2012:
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Prokhorov
Mikhail Gorbachev
No Russian owns an NBS team!
94
In 2012, Putin gained ____% of the vote with his nearest opponent polling at ___%.
51%, 49%
64%, 17%
71%, 25%
91%,6%
95
Which of the following do the British and Russian military have in common?
Both are major sources of recruitment of political leaders.
Both are better equipped than they were 20 yrs. ago.
Neither actively participates in policy-making.
Both are underfunded.
96
Russian retaliation for passage of Magnitsky Act:
diplomatic expulsions
trade sanctions
none of these
denial of America adoptions of Russian orphans
97
The leading religions in Russia are
Roman Catholicism and Russian Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodoxy and Islam
Protestant Christianity and Judaism
Russian Orthodoxy and Protestant Christianity
98
The policy of GLASNOST proved to be dangerous because
infused capitalism into the economy
democratized the institutions of government
allowed the military to have policy-making power
it encouraged people to criticize the government
99
In recent years, Russia has suffered a dramatic drop in
population
education
alcoholism
repatriation
100
State-owned company that monopolizes its industry and blocks smaller private firms:
Russian Technologies
Gazprom
all of these
Rosneft
101
Source of Soviet government's legitimacy:
custom and tradition
rational-legal code and constitution
Marxist-Leninist ideology
charisma
102
Youth movement created and supported by the government:
Young Pioneers
Nashi
Komsomol
Samizdat
103
Hoping to attract capital & diversify the economy, Russia finally negotiated membership in 2012
G-8
BRICS
IMF
WTO
104
In the Soviet Union, power was concentrated in the
Central Committee
Duma
Politburo
Supreme Soviet

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