RUSSIAQUESTIONS 249

ne{ric federal-

between interest

lg.Whichofthefollowingisthebestdescriptionoftherelationship in Russia?

gt*pt

central government

"tiAthe

:publics r all regional

the legislative
he Duma

4lr

ll

mq'
;ed by

Vladi-

Russia' so their relationship (A) Few interest groups exist in non-existent' to the governLent is almost interact under the (B) Interest ;t*pt and the government rules of state corPoratrsm' as a "transmtsslon (C) The system may best be described belt'" interact under the (D) Interest groups and the government rules of neocorPoratism'

.,)'I,'.!|.'rt ;r*#fuism
government relations'

group/ charac terizes interest

ucasus

put in place by the Constitution 20. The Russian political system 1993 is best described as a

of

nma heads from

s

in the Duma

(A) unitary sYstem (B) Parliamentary sYstem -pu.f iat"entary-presidential system iCi (D) confederal sYstem
(E) Presidential sYstem

: changes in the

2l.ThemaincheckontheexecutivebranchthattheConstitutionof
Lts

in the Duma. Duma. representation.

to 1993 gives the Duma is the Power

ma.

res the Russian

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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UNIT TWO: COMMUNISTAND POST-COMMUNTST

COUNTRTES

f"'}:,l;::lJiffi
"rous

es in bi c ameral I egi

st

atures,

th e Fed erati o n

(A) proportionally represent population r(B) represent regions (C) follow the will of the executive branch (D) check the power of the executive branch (E) check the power of the

foi",

house

;i

##niil:

Rus sia rrom being ?TT jlatpievents

rec

gn ized

(A) an independenr iudiciarw (B) regulaa direct.i..tion orrepresentatives to the regislarur. (C) a constitutional p.ouirion for judicial review (D) a directly elected p*r,O."i' (E) a federalist politic"f ,rr.r.r"*
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
had under Soviet

nrl".,
u

"' ffi#i:'tr.?fl:3' (DtThe

s'"u'dear orporicvmaking pori

E;

milirlry,had regional policymaking power under Soviet rule, but nori it, pofr.y.uting power J is more centralized

(E) The miritaryhad/has littre poricymaking power under both regimes.

RUSSIAQUESTIONS 25I

: Federation

on 25.TheRussian economy is most heavily dependent

(A) agricultural Products (B) coal reserves (C) oil and gas reserves
(D) tourism and entertainment with China ifj..gutut international trade, especially

ecognized

rc legislature

clmaking tmaking
been an area of 26.Theregion shown in the map above has long conflict based PrimarilY on

under Soviet
aorv than

it
(A) border disPutes (B) ethnic differences (C) control ofnatural resources (D) comPetition for foreign aid (E) access to sea-based trade

aking power rer under r is more

ner under

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27. Which of the following is an accurate statement that describes

Russia's international relations?

30. The Liberal Democrats, led by known for their

(A) Russia has been accepted for membership in the World

Trade Organization. (B) Russia is not dependent on the European Union for much of its international trade. (C) Russia's trade with China has diminished in recent years. (D) Tensions between the United States and Russia eased after Russia invaded South Ossetia in 2008. (E) Russia joined the G-7 group so that it now is known as the G-8. 28. An important population issue in Russia today is a significant

(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

mltl[fu

nlJheral Democrats, led by

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, are best

Mm,furfreir
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

mrilm{TRr{oNTEXT FREE-RESPONSE QUESTTON

their legislatures, countries may use a plurality electoral pmoportional representation, and some combination of the W[MEmr.
Muulhmumg

lffiMr

ffitiMmcribe

plurality electoral system. Describe proportional

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.
mmmmesentation as an