THE RUSSIAN GOVT.

OVERVIEW

• Russia is a Federal Semi-Presidential Constitutional Republic
• It has a Bicameral Legislation
• It has a mixed command and market economy

HEAD OF STATE/HEAD OF GOVT.

• President Vladimir Putin is the Head of State
• Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is the Head of Government

STATE DUMA

• Parties Represented: United Russia(340), Communist Russia(42), and Liberal Democratic Party(40)
• The Duma, along with popular election, help decide the Russian president
• Lower House

FEDERATION COUNCIL

• Upper house
• 170 seats; 2 members in each of the 83 federal administrative units

JUDICIAL BRANCH

• Judges are appointed by the Federation Council, and serve for life.
• The Judiciary of Russia interprets and applies the law of Russia. It is defined under the constitution of Russia.

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• According to the Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is head of state, and of a multi-party system.

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 1917

• The working class abolished the monarchy under Lenin and the Bolsheviks, and created the Soviet Union under a communist government.

HOW THE PEOPLE SEE THE GOVERNMENT

• Older people
• Bussinessmen
• The opposition movement
• The nationalists/ patriotic movement.