History/Background
Equivalent to "emperor" and had religious and symbolic importance in Russia.
What is tsar?
A system where subnational units have greater or lesser powers than others.
What is asymmetric federalism?
A system where one large group controls and directs the political system, but small groups may exist and compete in elections.
What is a Single Party Dominant System?
When the ruling groups decides which groups have input into policy making.
What is state corporatism?
Economic process of dismantling central planning and expanding privatization.
What is shock therapy?
Russia's two 20th century revolutions occurred in these years.
When was 1917 and 1991?
Through this new creation Putin has increased his control over regional interests.
What is the appointment of governors/ appointment of nominees to head super-districts?
All Russian citizens directly elect these two offices.
What is the Duma and the president?
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Prohibited in the Soviet Union but grew in power under Putin as he met with leaders and reunited the two sects.
What is the Russian Orthodox Church/ Christianity?
After the fall of the USSR Yeltsin and Russia relied on support from the IMF to fix their economy. This is the changes they had to go through to get support.
What is increasing privatization and modernizing and democratizing the economic system?
Russia's geography problem.
What is Large, no natural resources, diversity, history of invasion?
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Putin has been the president for these years.
What is 2000-2008 and 2012-now?
A Just Russia has this impact on the other political parties.
What is luring voters away from the Communist Party?
To gain legitimacy for Russia's government a _________________ was held to vote on a new constitution.
Three reasons for Russia's shrinking population.
What are: high adult mortality, alcoholism, suicide, homicide, low fertility, abortion, females in workplace?
Stalin is infamous for these 3 reasons.
What are, purges, holdomor famine, media censorship, Great Patriotic War, not allowing other political parties, state run farms, nomenklatura?
Many Russians argue that this has been happening to the Judicial system especially after Putin's oligarch trials.
What is movement away from rule of law/lack of judicial independence?
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This is how the Duma is elected.
What is a mixed system, 225 seats through SMD, 225 seats through PR with a threshold?
Because of an increase in _________, largely blamed on radical Muslims and Chechnya, Putin has justified his restrictions and control.
What is terrorism?
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The reasoning behind Russia's creating the alternative to NATO.
What is western states took advantage of Russia after the cold war and have a restrictive group?
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This is how Yeltsin differed from Putin.
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This is how UK's legislature is similar Russia's.
What are: two houses, one house with more symbolic power, can have votes of no confidence, etc.
This is why Putin and United Russia always win.
What is signature requirement, 7% threshold, control of media, restricting protests, restricting other political parties, etc?
This is why Russia's biggest cleavage is ethnicity.
What is historic conquering, history as USSR, Russian ethnic supermajority.
Where oil is abundant governments are tempted towards over reliance on natural resources for revenue.
What is resource curse?