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Random Trivia
100
Highest court in Russia and number of judges
What is the supreme court and 170?
100
These are the 2 houses in Russia
What is the Duma (450 seats) and Federation Council (170 seats)?
100
This is the economy when the government decides everything.
Communist/Command
100
The biggest cleavage in Russia
What is nationality?
100
This is the year Russia's current constitution went into effect.
What is a 1993?
100
What are 2 powers of the President in Russia
What is appoint PM, Cabinet and Governors
Issue decrees, dissolve Duma, declare martial law, call referendum, suspend actions of other state organizations
200
He is the current President of Russia, having been in power more or less since 2000.
Who is Vladimir Putin?
200
This is the election system used for the Duma since 2016
1/2 proportional
1/2 SMD
200
New economic reforms input by Yelstin's government.
What is shock therapy?
200
Describe the control of the media in Russia
What is some state owned, some privately owned but controlled by state.
200
What type of executive system does Russia have and what position holds the most power?
What is semi-presidential and who is the President?
200
The percentage of women holding seats in the legislative branch
What is 16%?
300
Term length of Supreme Court
life term BUT in 2020 can now be removed by Pres. with FC approval
300
2 Powers of the Duma
What is pass bills, confirm presidential appointments, and approve budget
300
A new open and transparency policy for government
What is glasnost?
300
Why wouldn't you ask the audience for help in the game "Who wants to be a millionaire?"
They will give you the wrong answer because you are trying to get ahead on their backs.
300
The Soviet Central Committee had 300 party members. What group was above the Central Committee and how many members did it have?
What was the Politburo and 12 men ?
300
This is why the judiciary suffer from a lack of expertise
Most were trained under the Soviet legal system.
400
He was the first president of Russia and loved him some Vodka
Who was Boris Yeltsin?
400
2 Powers of the Federation Council
Mostly delay bills (Duma overrides with 2/3 vote)
Approve presidential appointees and presidential decrees relating to martial law and states emergencies
May change boundaries among republics, ratify use of armed forces outside country, and appoint & remove judges
400
Economic reform program started by Gorbachev.
What is perestroika?
400
This is the predominate religion in Russia?
What is Russian (or Eastern) Orthodox Christianity?
400
The type of federalism in Russia and why they have it.
What is asymmetric?
What is to deal with ethnic and regional cleavages?
400
Name 2 events the FSB is responsible for
poisoning: Navalny, litivenko, Skirpal and daughter
500
List 3 linkage institutions in Russia
oligarchs, media (state controlled), mafia, political parties (United Russia, Yabloko, A Just Russia, Communist Party), Liberal Democratic (far Right)
500
Successor the the KGB and the government is comprised of 1/3 former officials from here.
What is the FSB
500
Court moved to St. Petersburg form Moscow.
-Judicial Review- Resolves conflicts regarding constitutionality of federal/regional laws & jurisdictional disputes between institutions
What is the Constitutional Court?
500
Explain the cleavages in Russia and who they refer to:
-Religious
-Social Class
-Urban/rural
Social Class
In USSR – Communist party members (elite) vs. non-members
Modern times – small class of really rich (started with Oligarchs) vs working class (middle class small by Western standards)Rural/Urban
73% now live in cities, mostly in west
More likely to be well educated and more in touch with western valuesReligion-Most ethnic Russians identify themselves as Russian Orthodox, but are largely nonreligious
Muslims, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish
500
He was the last leader of the Soviet Union, allowing for a peaceful transition from USSR to Russia.
Who is Gorbachev?
500
When the state decides which groups have input into policymaking.
State Corporatism