Russia for the AP course: semi-presidential system, the post-Soviet transition, oligarchs, the party system, and centralization of power.
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35 basic cards for AP Comparative Government. Set 5 of 6 in AP Comparative Gov Country. It opens with "What is Russia's form of government?" and "In a semi-presidential system, who holds the executive power?". Study it alongside the other AP sets below.
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- What is Russia's form of government?
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Semi-presidential system, combining presidential and parliamentary features- In a semi-presidential system, who holds the executive power?
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Power is shared between the president and the prime minister- Who is the head of state in Russia, and who is the head of government?
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President is head of state; Prime Minister is head of government- What are the two chambers of the Russian Federal Assembly?
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State Duma (lower house) and Federation Council (upper house)- In what year did the Soviet Union collapse?
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1991- Who was Russia's first president after the Soviet collapse?
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Boris Yeltsin- What economic policy did Yeltsin implement in the 1990s?
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Shock therapy (rapid market reforms and privatization)- What major armed conflict occurred in Russia during the 1990s?
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First Chechen War (1994-1996)- What was the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis?
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Conflict between President Yeltsin and the parliament over power distribution and the new constitution- What major economic crisis hit Russia in 1998?
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Financial default and ruble collapse- Who became president of Russia in 2000?
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Vladimir Putin- What is the 'vertical of power' in Russian politics?
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A hierarchical system of state authority concentrated from the federal level downward- What does 'managed democracy' mean in the Russian context?
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Elections are held but outcomes are predetermined through state control and influence- How did Putin change the selection of Russia's regional governors?
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Changed from elected positions to appointed positions, consolidated federal control- What did Putin do with Russia's major television networks?
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Brought them under state control
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