The political system of the Russian Federation

1. «The political system of the Russian Federation»

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The Federal Assembly-федеральное собрание
A chamber- палата
The State Duma- Госдума
A deputy- депутат
The cabinet of Ministers-кабинет министров
To guarantee-гарантировать
To dissolve- распускать
А parliamentary republic-парламентская
республика
Enforce laws- приводить законы в силу
Government- правительство
The head-глава

3. Read the text

The political system of Russia
The Russian Federation is a constitutional republic headed by the President.
The country government consists of three branches: legislative, executive
and judicial.
The President controls only the executive branch — the government, but
not the Supreme Court and Federal Assembly.
The legislative power belongs to the Federal Assembly comprising two
chambers: the Council of Federation (upper Chamber) and the State Duma
(lower Chamber). Each chamber is headed by the Speaker.
The executive power belongs to the government (the Cabinet of
Ministers) headed by the Prime Minister. The judicial power belongs to the
system of Courts comprising the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and
Federal courts. Our country has a multiparty system. The foreign policy of the
Russian Federation is that of international cooperation, peace and friendship
with all nations irrespective of their political and social systems. I am proud
of being a citizen of Russia.

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What does the Federal Assembly consist of?
What do we call the head of each Chamber of
the Federal Assembly?
Who is the head of Russia?
What does the legislative power belong to in
Russia?
What does the executive power belong to in
Russia?

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Глава России – президент.
Президент может наложить вето на закон.
Президент назначает премьер- министра.
Президент может распустить думу.
Дума одобряет премьер- министра.
Люди избирают президента.
Люди избирают депутатов в Госдуму.
Россия является конституционной республикой, с
президентом во главе
Законодательная власть принадлежит Федеральному
Собранию, которое состоит из двух палат.
Президент контролирует только исполнительную ветвь
власти.
Система судов включает в себя Конституционный суд,
Верховный суд и федеральные суды

6. Home task: write a composition “If I were the president of Russian Federation…”