AP Comp Gov Russia

In which types of national votes can Russians participate?

Today, the battle over collective identity can best be witnessed in

Policy of Gov't & Economic reform during the 1980's

The Duma is elected by FPTP and

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Russia's and Britain's gov't structures?

The Russian political system put in place by the Constitution of 1993 is best described as 

Compared to Great Britain, Russia's civil society

A similarity b/t the Russian and British systems is that both:

In addition to its basic lawmaking function, the Federation Council has the power to

In 2007, Putin altered the electoral process for the Duma by

According to the Russian Const.,what power does the president have over the legislative branch?

After Russian Orthodoxy, the 2nd most commonly practiced religion in Russia is

The biggest difference b/t the Yeltsin (Y) and Putin (P) administrations domestically is

What is the name of Putin's political party?

Compared to many youth organizations in western democracies, Nashi

Russia's president may serve

In contrast to civil society in GB, civil society in Russia is

An important goal of Boris Yeltsin's "shock therapy" in the 1990s was to create a(n)

Russia's govt structure may be called asymmetric federalism b/c

Russia's recent assertiveness with Western countries is BEST explained by

One similarity b/t the PM of GB and the PM of Russia is that they both:

The main check on the executive branch that the Constitution of '93 gives the Duma the power to

The PM of Russia is selected by

"Shock Therapy" is the method for jump-starting the Russian economy used by

Russia's relationship w/ Western nations in the last decade can be best described as

Which was NOT a measure imposed by Putin between 2000 and 2008?

When Boris Yeltsin put the Russian Constitution of 1993 to a referendum, he was trying to:

The main goal of the Communist party of Russia was

Putin has taken all of the following moves to centralize power in the presidency except

Under which period in history has Russia experienced liberal democracy?

In contrast to GB, Russia's political culture puts more emphasis on

The current Prime Minister of Russia is

Recently, Russia has been accused of violating the sovereignty of which neighboring country

Russian election shenanigans include all of the following EXCEPT

Russian privatization of industry is called

The social cleavage that most influenced the organization of Russia into the "federation" was

Both Britain and Russia have seen significant demographic increases in their percentages of

Russia's economy is most dependent on

Glasnost proved to be a dangerous policy for the Soviet Union because it

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Russian media?

Peter the Great and Catherine the Great altered Russia's political culture by introducing