UNIT 4 – RUSSIA – TEST STUDY GUIDE
1. What does patrimonial state refer to?
2. Describe what Soft authoritarianism refers to?
3. Describe what the term state capture refer to?
4. Which benefits of the Soviet era social welfare system have been maintained?
5. How was the current Russian constitution adopted?
6. Describe the leadership of the prime minister within Russia’s semi-presidential system.
7. How are executives of most public and semipublic institutions, especially those in the economic sector obtain their positions?
8. Describe the history and recent power of the Russian Constitutional Court.
9. Describe what asymmetrical federalism refers to?
10. What idea does the phrase power vertical refer to?
11. How do legislators organize themselves within both the Duma and the Federal Council?
12. Explain the influence of the regional parties, especially regions with large Muslim populations, in Russian politics.
13. Explain what do voters do not have the option to do in national elections.
14. What idea does sovereign democracy refer to?
15. How has Russia sought to re-establish itself as a respected regional leader?
16. What functions does the Federation Council of the Russian Federation also has the power to do?
17. What are the primary functions of Russia’s Constitutional Court?
18. How long can Russia’s president serve?
19. Describe democratic centralism?
20. Which organization was the most important policymaking institution under the communist system?
21. In a communist system, which of the following is the equivalent of the executive branch?
22. Describe how leaders were chosen under the nomenklatura.
23. Describe the initial results of the command economy under the Soviet Union.
24. What opportunities were granted under privatization in Russia?
25. Who most supported shock therapy?
26. What changes to the government were initiated under Vladimir Putin?
27. How was shock therapy received in Russia?
28. Explain how the glasnost policy effected the relationship of the people to the government?
29. Which political party won the most seats in the first duma elections?
30. Which political party won the most seats in the most recent duma elections?
31. Explain the roles of the president and the prime minister within Russia’s mixed presidential parliamentary system (also known as semipresidential system).
32. Describe the referenda held in Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
33. Describe Russia’s current system of electing members to the duma
IN ADDITION TO THESE QUESTIONS, BE SURE TO COMPLETE AND KNOW THE QUESTIONS AFTER THE RUSSIA READING IN THE WOOD TEXT.
YOUR TEST WILL BE COMPOSED OF QUESTIONS FROM STUDY GUIDE AND THE WOOD QUESTIONS.
Country Concepts Question
The referendum is a feature of democratic politics.
a) Define referendum and describe one advantage for a government of holding a referendum.
b) Identify the official who has the power to call a referendum in Great Britain. Describe one example of the use or proposed use of one specific national referendum in Great Britain.
c) Identify the official who has the power to call a referendum in Russia. Describe one example of the use or proposed use of one specific national referendum in Russia.