AP Comparative Politics Russia Unit Assessment

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Which ideology was most influential in shaping the political system during the earliest days of the Soviet Union? Options: state corporatism, democratic centralism, liberalism, Stalinism

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democratic centralism

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This system of government's ultimate goal was to create a state-less system... People served the needs of one another. Government is only necessary at its inception so as to transition to a more 'utopian', collectivist ideal.

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Marxism

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Which of the following is the best description of the type of political system out in place by the Russian Constitution of 1993? Options: a presidential system, a parliamentary system, a socialist market system, a direct democracy

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a presidential system

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Which Russian tradition most directly opposes the development of a civil society in Russia today? Options: protection of cultural heterogeneity, nomenklatura, statism, collectivization

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statism

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Most Russian cities are located in the

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West

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This policy was set up by Gorbachev to encourage citizens of the Soviet Union to be open about their opinions.

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Glasnost

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Which religion is part of Russian culture?

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Eastern Orthodoxy

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This Soviet leader allowed more social and political freedoms.

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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What Cold War policy allowed a little bit of capitalism in to the USSR? Options: Glasnost, Perestroika, Detente, Cheka

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Perestroika

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Putin's authority is derived, in part, by both the Constitution and by the dominance of the United Russia party, the Oligarch's corruption, as well as a fear of authority. This is an example of...

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Soft Authoritarianism