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lg.Whichofthefollowingisthebestdescriptionoftherelationship in Russia?
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put in place by the Constitution 20. The Russian political system 1993 is best described as a
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(A) unitary sYstem (B) Parliamentary sYstem -pu.f iat"entary-presidential system iCi (D) confederal sYstem
(E) Presidential sYstem
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of law (A) issue decrees that have the force and cabinet inj appoint the prime minister Council iCi aittotue the Federation prime minister (D) rejecithe appointment of the Constitutional Court for (E) preseniexecutive actions to the judicial review
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24' Which of the following accuratery describes the policymakin_e power of the military in the soui.t uiirn with,rr. pJri.v,i,"ti"g power of the military in the nurriun p"ieration?
(A) The military had more poricymaking power -J under Sor iei rule than it currently has. (B) The military hu, mor" poir"yrut ing power , now than it
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milirlry,had regional policymaking power under Soviet rule, but nori it, pofr.y.uting power J is more centralized
RUSSIAQUESTIONS 25I
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(A) agricultural Products (B) coal reserves (C) oil and gas reserves
(D) tourism and entertainment with China ifj..gutut international trade, especially
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been an area of 26.Theregion shown in the map above has long conflict based PrimarilY on
under Soviet
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it
(A) border disPutes (B) ethnic differences (C) control ofnatural resources (D) comPetition for foreign aid (E) access to sea-based trade
(A) representation of (B) criticism of United (C) advocacy of return to a (D) support for a written (E) extreme nationalist
COUNTRY.CONTEXT
In electing their legislatures,. system, proportional two.
(a) Describe a plurality electoral representation as an electoral (b) Identifu the electoral system Commons in Britain, and electoral system has on the (c) Identifu the electoral system Russia, and explain one i system has on the political
(A) increase in the birth rate (B) disproportion between males and females (C) increase in life expectancy rates (D) drop in its overall population (E) decline in ethnic minority populations
29. Arecent trend in R rssian policymaking has been
(A) re-centralization of power in the Kremlin (B) devolution of power to regional governments (C) an increase in the power of the Duma (D) incre,asingly independent power of the judiciary (E) a loss of interest in controlling the former republics of the Soviet Union
RUSSIAQUESTIONS 253
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iiA) representation of ethnic minorities {lB} criticism of United Russia {lC) advocacy of return to a communist state (Dr vryport for a written Bill of Rights qlE I exlreme nationalist positions
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electoral system. the electoral system currently used for the House of ffilflfuni$, C,mons in Britain, and explain one impact that the use of this dbLmcrral system has on the political party system in Britain. ffirmrmrqrrmit-the electoral system currently used for the Duma in ffiromsia- and explain one impact that the use of this electoral ryffiem has on the political party system in Russia.
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