political system in russia
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Political System in Russia. By: Josh and Alex. Current Political System. There is a president who works with the duma to create laws. It is a federation. Capital is Moscow. Anyone over the age of 18 can vote. Many different branches. 29,000 judges rule Russia. Constitutional Court. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Political System in RussiaBy: Josh and Alex
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Current Political System
• There is a president who works with the duma to create laws.
• It is a federation.
• Capital is Moscow.
• Anyone over the age of 18 can vote.
• Many different branches.
• 29,000 judges rule Russia.
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Constitutional Court
• Judicial body that has control and exercises judicial power by using the constitution.
• Reviews Russians laws and treaties.
• Over 19 judges help rule this court.
• They are nominated by the president and approved by the Federation.
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Supreme Courts
• Deals with the criminal and admistrative cases.
• Consists of 19 judges who act on the principles of independence.
• Supreme judicial body counts for all courts of basic jurisdiction, both civil and military.
• If there is special cases or special public interest, it always goes to the supreme court first.
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Monarchy in Russia
• Peter the Great was the first monarch. He did many good things for Russia. For example, he built the new capital for Russia.
• Catherine the Great was another monarch. She also did good things for Russia. For example, she expanded the Russian empre even more.
• There was many more monarchs in the Romanov Dynasty.
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Communism in Russia
• Joseph Stalin rose to power after Lenin’s death.
• Launch many attacks on the different ethnic group.
• Marx socialism was used through communism.
• Only one leader and he would rule everything.
• Created the secret police to take care of people who were against communism.
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Bibliography
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• "Encyclopedia: Communist Party, in Russia and the Soviet Union." Communist Party, in Russia and the Soviet Union. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. <https://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/CommunisUSSR>.
• Government. Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html>.
• "Russian Monarchy." Russian Monarchy. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. <http://eng.tzar.ru/museums/history/monarchy>.
• The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Constitutional Court (Russian Government)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.
• Viktorovich, Timoshin N. "Judicial System in the Russian Federation: Functioning, Reforms and Priorities." Justice , Supreme Court of the Russian Federation(RF). N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. <Justice , Supreme Court of the Russian Federation(RF)>.