Russia Institutions and Linkage Systems

The Revolution of 1991 resulted in the

• creation of the USSR
• creation of the first Russian legislature
• collapse of the USSR
• Russian takeover of Eastern Europe

The organization of the Russian Federation into "autonomous regions", republics, and provinces is based most directly on

• geographic features
• economic differences
• religion
• ethnicity

In Russia, the two religions with the largest number of adherents are

• Roman Catholicism and Russian Orthodoxy
• Islam and Protestant Chrstianity
• Roman Catholicism and Judaism
• Russian Orthodoxy and Islam

Voter turnout in Russia since the early 1990s has been

• lower than in the US but higher than in Britain
• higher than in the US but lower than in Britain
• about the same as in the US and Britain
• much higher than in either the US or Britain

Which of the following best describes the government structure of the Russian Federation?

• confederation
• strongly unitary state
• federalism but with many powers reserved for states
• asymmetric federalism

Which of the following best describes the current relationship between the media and the Russian government?

• The government has almost no control over the media as free speech is codified in the Constitution.

• All major media outlets are state-owned and only government-endorsed messages can be broadcast.

• Although there are some independent media, the government generally puts tight restricttions on them.

• the government owns many media outlets, but it has almost no control over independent outlets.

In contrast to the prime minister in Britain, the prime minister in Russia

• is selected by the majority party
• is appointed by the president
• selects cabinet ministers
• is head of state

One of the most frequently heard current criticisms of Vladimir Putin's presidency is that he is

• allowing the Russian mafia to exert too much power in making political decisions

• displaying too much unpredictable and unstable behavior to be a good president

• centralizing so much power in the presidency that Russia's democratic reforms are in jeopardy

• paying too much attention to the actions and political power of the US president

Which of the following is the best description of the type of political system put in place by the Russian Constitution of 1993?

• a presidential system

• a direct democracy

• a parliamentary system

• a semi-presidential system

The Communist Party is the second strongest political party in Russia. The strongest Party in Russia is

• A Just Russia

• Liberal Democrats

• Patriots of Russia

• United Russia