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The term patrimonial state refers to |
a system of government in which the ruler treats the state as his personal property |
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Soft authoritarianism refers to |
a system of informal and formal mechanisms that assure the dominance of a ruling group despite the existence of some forms of political competition and opposition |
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The term state capture refers to |
a form of corruption i which firms systemically turn regulations to their advantage through pyaing off state officials |
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Which if the following benefits of the Soviet era social welfare system has been maintained? |
Universal health care |
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The current Russian constitution was adopted by |
a referendum |
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Which of the following is NOT true of Russia's semipresidnetal system? |
The prime minister has always been the leader of the dominant party or coalition in the legislature |
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Which of the following is NOT true? |
The executives of most public and semipublic institutions, expecially those in the economic sector, are appointed through politically independent boards. |
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Which of the following statements about the Russian Constitutional Court is NOT true? |
Its power is wakened because it cannot tule on jurisdictional disputes between government institutions |
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Asymmetrical federalism refers to |
a situation that developed in the 1990s in Russia where some subnational governments had greater or lesser power than others |
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The phrase power vertical refers to the idea that |
there should exist an integrated and hierarchal structure of executive power ranging from the national to the local level |
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Which of the following statements in NOT true |
within both the Duma and the Federal Council, legislators organize themselves into party factions |
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Which of the following statements about Russian political parties is NOT true? |
Regional parties, expecially in those regions with large Muslim populations, have emerged to become important players in Russian politics |
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Which of the following is NOT true |
Voters have always had the option of voting against all of the candidates or parties in national elections |
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Sovereign democracy refers to the idea that |
democracy in Russia should be adapted to Russian traditions |
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Russia has sought to re-establish itself as a respected regional leader by |
establishing regional organizations to strengthen the relations between Russia and other former Soviet republics |
