SPEAR!: Non-Democratic Regimes and the Russian Federation

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All of the following are characteristics of the Russian Federation’s strong executive EXCEPT: may issue decrees that have the same force as law., may dissolve the Duma and call for new elections if there is a series dispute over presidential appointments., all legislation must have his approval.

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solely appoints members to the judiciary with no approval by the legislature.

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Communist countries are frequently described as having command economies because:

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they were centrally planned.

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Marx believed a revolution would bring dialectical change, which means:

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Economic and political change would come in dramatic spirts when one organizational framework is thrown out and an another adopted.

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In most communist countries, the leader of the party was:

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the General Secretary.

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Attempts by Mikhail Gorbachev to reform the Soviet economy and political system after 1985 were known as:

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Perestroika

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In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Soviet leadership under Stalin forced almost all farmers into what is generally referred to as:

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collectivization.

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Under Gorbachev, the reforms which gave people more freedom to express their views were called:

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Glasnost

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Russia (and the Soviet Union) has a long history of autocratic rule. This can be defined as:

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rule by one person or groups in a centralized state

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The Russian Federation's Federal Assembly:

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is not truly an instrument of parliamentary debate.

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Boris Yeltsin's and Vladimir Putin's claim to leadership in Russia is seen as more legitimate than previous leader Mikhail Gorbachev's claim due to Gorbachev's: previous connection with the Communist Party, positive connections with Western leaders, lack of support for reform, lack of true electoral approval.

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lack of true electoral approval