Deck 12: Politics in Russia by Thomas F Remington

Question 1

The structure of the Russian Parliament is unicameral.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Analyzing the Russian budget shows that

A)over half the budget goes to state administration and intergovernmental transfers.
B)most expenditures are dedicated to military spending for internal conflicts.
C)the budget is controlled by private firms in the oil and natural gas industries. D the Russian economy has been declining for the last decade.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation now participates openly in the democratic elections.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Under the new Russian constitution,the individual responsible for economic management is the

A)president.
B)prime minister.
C)secretary of the Treasury.
D)leader of the Duma.

Question 5

The interest group which fought against the end of student deferments from military conscription was

A)the Women of Russia.
B)the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia.
C)the Russian League of Women Voters. D .the League of Committees of Soldiers' Mothers.

Question 6

The persistence of the Communist Party influence and serious economic problems

A)was solved during the presidency of Boris Yeltsin.
B)was the basis for the policy of glasnost.
C)was solved by the corporate sector sector.
D)plagued Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Question 7

Nomenklatura were considered to be the ruling class in Soviet society.

Question 8

In his 2008 address to the State Council,President Putin called for measures to increase the size of the middle class to include 60-% - 70% of the population by 2020.

Question 9

The population of Russia is approximately

A)25 percent ethnically Russian.
B)50 percent ethnically Russian.
C)80 percent ethnically Russian.
D)98 percent ethnically Russian.

Question 10

The leader of the Russian Communist Party and first head of the Soviet Russian government was

A)Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
B)Joseph Stalin.
C)Karl Marx.
D)Leon Trotsky.

Question 11

When a bill passes its third reading,it is sent to the
A.State Duma.
B.President .
C.Regional Governors.
D.Federal Council.

Question 12

When one analyzes income inequality in Russia,one finds that

A)it has not caused undue discontent.
B)it is lower than in any other post-communist country and it is in decline.
C)it is higher than in any other post-communist country and it is in decline.
D)it is higher than in any other post-communist country and it has risen sharply.

Question 13

Distorted information flows,tacit resistance to centralized orders,and inertia are all evidence of

A)development in capitalist societies.
B)laissez-faire economics.
C)neo-corporatism.
D)overcentralization.

Question 14

The individual who was responsible for glasnost was

A)Mikhail Gorbachev.
B)Boris Yeltsin.
C)Andrei Sakarov.
D)Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

Question 15

The political party current that currently holds the most seats in the 6^th Duma is

A)Communist Party of the Russian Federation Federation.
B)Russia Choice.
C)United Russia.
D)Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.

Question 16

The Liberal Democratic Party,led by Zhirinovsky,is committed to

A)democracy.
B)Russian nationalism.
C)re-establishment of communism.
D)the agrarian interests of Russia.

Question 17

The individual responsible for being the guarantor of the constitution and the head of state in the Russian political system is the

A)tsar.
B)prime minister.
C)federation majority leader.
D)president.

Question 18

ChechniyaChechnyia is considered an oblast of Russia.

Question 19

Formally,Russia is a federation.

Question 20

The idea of a "law-governed" state

A)was developed by the tsars.
B)is an entirely new concept.
C)is a consistent,underlying theme in Russian politics.
D)was rejected in practice by the communists.

Question 21

The electoral threshold in Russia allows all parties to win representation in Parliament.

Question 22

Poverty is widespread in Russia.

Question 23

The presidencies of Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin are extremely similar.

Question 24

As it relates to Russia,Privatization privatization has been considered a success in Russia.

Question 25

Bolsheviks were Communists in the Russian Revolution (1917).