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The political system of Russia
Слайд 2Vocabulary
chairman – председатель
branch – ветвь
be exercised – осуществляться
chamber – палата
deputy
– депутат
on a permanent professional basis – на постоянной профессиональной
основе
on an ongoing basis–на постоянной основе
Слайд 3Vocabulary
bipartisan – двухпартийный
charge - обвинение
status – статус
borders – границы
determined
– определяться
dissolve – распускать
accordance - соответствие
Слайд 4The Constitution declares Russia
- democratic
- federative
-
law-based state
- with a republican form
of government
Слайд 5State power
is divided among the
branches
executive
judicial
legislative
Слайд 6Article 11 of the Constitution
proclaims that
“The state power
in the Russian Federation shall be exercised by
the President
of Russian Federation,
the Federal Assembly,
the Government of Russia,
the courts of Russian Federation”
Слайд 7Legislative branch Executive
Federal Assembly
Government
Слайд 8The power base in Russia
between
Слайд 9The President of Russia
is the head of the state.
He
is over all branches of power,
and is not included
in any of them.
Слайд 10the Federal Assembly is
the permanently functioning representative and legislative body
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Federation Council
State Duma
Federal Assembly
Слайд 13consists of 450 deputies
elected for a 5 year term
Слайд 14Who might be elected as a Deputy?
any citizen of Russia
aged
21 or over
who has the right to take part
in the elections
Слайд 15a Deputy of the State Duma
may not be also
a member of the Federation council, a deputy of other
representative bodies;
and should work at the Duma on a permanent professional basis.
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4 major parties currently represented in the State Duma
(since
December 2011):
"Edinaya Rossia" (United Russia) - 52,9%
Russian Communist Party - 20,44%
"Spravedlivaya
Rossia" (Fair Russia) - 14,22%
Russian Liberal Democratic Party - 12,44%
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Article 103 of the Constitution reads:
The jurisdiction of the State
Duma includes:
consent to the appointment of the Chairman of the
Government of Russia by the President of Russian Federation;
deciding the issue of confidence in the Government of Russian Federation;
hearing annual reports from the Government of the Russian Federation on the results of its work, including on issues raised by the State Duma;
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The jurisdiction of the State Duma includes:
appointment and dismissal of
the Chairman of the Central Bank of Russian Federation;
appointment and
dismissal of the Chairman and half of the auditors of the Accounting Chamber;
appointment and dismissal of the Commissioner for human rights, who acts according to the federal constitutional law;
proclamation of amnesty;
advancing of charges against the President of the Russian Federation for his impeachment.
Слайд 19The procedure of adoption of the drafts
State Duma
reviews Federation Council
5 days
(if ½ votes / if within14 days has not been considered by the FC) LAW
State Duma disagrees Federation Council
(2/3) President (14 days) LAW
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The State Duma has the following major powers:
adoption of the
federal constitutional laws and the federal laws, which are the
main sources of law in Russian Federation;
approving the appointment of the Chairman of the Government of Russian Federation;
advancing charges against the President of Russian Federation for his impeachment.
Слайд 22The FC is formed by 2 representatives of each subjects
of the Federation -
1 from the legislative and
1 from
the executive branch
Слайд 23Article 102 of the Constitution
The jurisdiction of the Council of
the Federation includes:
approval of changes in borders between subjects of
Russian Federation;
approval of the decree of the President of Russian Federation on the introduction of a martial law;
approval of the decree of the President of Russian Federation on the introduction of a state of emergency;
deciding on the possibility of using the Armed Forces of Russian Federation outside the territory of Russian Federation;
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The jurisdiction of the Council of the Federation includes:
appointment of
elections of the President of Russian Federation;
impeachment of the President
of Russian Federation;
appointment of judges of the Constitution Court of Russian Federation, of the Supreme Court of Russian Federation;
appointment and dismissal of the General Procurator of Russian Federation;
appointment and dismissal of Deputy Chairman and half of all of the auditors of Accounting Chamber.
Слайд 25Federal laws
regarding the questions of
- war and peace,
- status and defense of the state borders,
- the
ratification and denouncement of international treaties,
- the federal budget,
federal taxes and duties,
financial and monetary matters,
- credit, customs regulation…
Слайд 27Prime Minister
of Russia
Dmitry Medvedev
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Deputy Prime Ministers
First Deputy Deputy Prime
Deputy Prime
Prime Minister
Minister Minister
Igor Shuvalov Olga Golodets Arkady Dvorkovich
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Deputy Prime Ministers
Yury Trutnev Alexander Khloponin
Dmitry Kozak
Sergei Prikhodko
Dmitry Rogozin
Слайд 30The Government has the powers in the areas of
finance,
state
budget,
culture, science, education,
health protection,
social security and ecology,
the federal property…
Слайд 31the Government of Russia
may issue decisions and orders which must
comply with the Constitution of Russia, federal laws and decrees
of the President.
Слайд 33The President of Russian Federation
is the head of state
the guarantor
of the Constitution of Russia, of human and civil rights
and freedoms
must protect the sovereignty of our country, independence and state integrity.
represents Russian Federation inside the country and in international relations.
Слайд 34Who can be a President?
- any citizen of Russia;
not younger
than 35 years old;
with a permanent residence record in Russia
of not less than 10 years.
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the President has a right to:
appoint the Chairman of the
Government
chair meetings of the Government
present to the Council of the
Federation candidates for appointment as judges of the highest courts and other federal courts
dissolve the State Duma
submit bills to the State Duma, sign or veto them, and make public the federal laws
issue decrees and orders related to a great number of spheres, which are binding throughout Russia
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Impeachment
The President of Russian Federation might be impeached
by the Council of the Federation
on the
basis of charges of high treason or other grave crimes, advanced by the State Duma and confirmed by the Supreme Court of Russian Federation and the Constitutional Court of Russian Federation.
Слайд 37The Supreme Court of Arbitration has completed its work on
August 5 2014.
Слайд 38Judicial Power
Independent subsystems of the state mechanism of
Russia forms the judiciary. Their main purpose - the administration
of justice, protection against violations of the law the rights and freedoms of the individual and other entities of public law through a review of criminal, civil and administrative cases, as well as ensuring compliance with regulatory and other legal acts of the Russian Constitution.
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