AP Comparative Russia Flashcards

8218055572	Civil Society	Individuals organizing and expressing their interests	0
8218055573	Constitutional Court	Governmental body responsible for judicial review	1
8218055574	Duma	Governmental body that approves the Prime Minister's appointment	2
8218055575	Federation Council	Governmental body that represents the federal administrative units	3
8218055576	Foreign Policy Issues	Sharing of nuclear technology and natural gas in an open and trustworthy manner	4
8218055577	Lenin	Led the Bolshevik Revolution that established Communist Russia	5
8218055578	Political Socialization	How young people learn about civic understanding and involvement in politics	6
8218055579	Presidential Terms	After 2008, the official term is two successive six-year terms	7
8218055580	President vs Prime Minister	Standard division on paper, but reality shifts power with Putin	8
8218055581	Privatization	The transfer or selling of government owned companies to private citizens	9
8218055582	Proportional Representation	When parties that receive 7% or more of votes in an election are guaranteed seats in their legislative body	10
8218055583	Putin	Authoritarian ruler of Russia	11
8218055584	Rule of law	When laws rule a nation and cannot be overstepped by individuals/government officials	12
8218055585	Semi-Presidential	Democracy that hold positions for both a president and a prime minister	13
8218055586	Stalin	Totalitarian ruler of Russia	14
8218055587	Two Round Voting Model	Type of voting where a second round is held if no candidate receives a majority in the first round	15
8218055588	United Russia	Putin's Party	16
8218055589	Yukos Trial	An example of presidential overreach and the weakening of rule of law	17
8218178005	Similarity between China and Russia today	Both restrict civil society	18
8218180516	Markers of a democracy	Accepting the rule of law and competitive elections	19