What policies is President Yeltsin known for?

shock therapy, rapid privatization of state industries

what does perestroika refer to?

rebuilding & restructuring the economy to make it efficient

What is the purpose of the Public Chamber?

deliberate on policy & link civil society to the gov't

What actions has Putin NOT taken to centralize his power?

liberalized economic & trade policies to allow competition

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AP Comparative Govt Russia

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1
Which leader is associated with rapid industrialization & collectivization using 5-year plans
Gorbachev
Stalin
Putin
Lenin
2
A small group of extremely wealthy people who exercise disproportionate influence on government
oligarchs
apparatchiks
governors
intelligencia
3
What policies is President Yeltsin known for?
anti-corruption, focus on transparency in business & gov't
law-governed state, rule of law over rule of party/people
shock therapy, rapid privatization of state industries
militarization, increase in size & strength of the military
4
Which of the following are NOT part of the powerful presidential Security Council?
heads of security-related agencies
The chairs of the two chambers of Parliament
heads of the power ministries
governors and regional leaders
5
Which leader is associated with the glasnost and perestroika policies (attempts at reform)?
Putin
Lenin
Stalin
Gorbachev
6
Which is a main feature of Russia political culture?
independence--freedom from state control
economic liberalism--competition & market economy
regionalism--lack of central control
Statism--strong state
7
Where has Ms Seim lived the LONGEST in Russia?
Moscow
Petrozovodsk
Krasnodar
St. Petersburg
8
Which Russian leader is associated with implementing of communism & New Economic Policy (NEP)
Putin
Lenin
Gorbachev
Stalin
9
Which of the following are part of the State Council?
heads of the power ministries
The chairs of the two chambers of Parliament
governors and regional leaders
heads of security-related agencies
10
Where in the Federal Assembly (Parliament) does legislation originate?
State Duma
Federation Council
Council of the Duma
With the president
11
Which is President Putin's political party?
Fatherland Party
United Russia
Communist Party
Social Democratic Party
12
what does perestroika refer to?
restructuring of censorship rules to allow freedom of speech
slowly converting the economy to a capitalist economy
rebuilding the old infrastructure in the USSR
rebuilding & restructuring the economy to make it efficient
13
the policy of openness and free expression
glasnost
orthodoxy
patrimonialism
perestroika
14
What is the purpose of the Public Chamber?
deliberate on policy & link civil society to the gov't
help strengthen Parliament's role in government
make sure the gov't has opposing views heard re: policies
give NGOs more power to challenge and make policy
15
What actions has Putin NOT taken to centralize his power?
controlled elections to secure majority support in the Duma
create competing advisory councils to limit the Duma's power
liberalized economic & trade policies to allow competition
create regional districts whose leaders are appointed by him

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