Prezentatsia

1.

Political system of the
Russian Federation

2.

Russia is a federal presidential republic.
According to the Constitution of Russia, the President is the head of state.
The President is the head of state and is
elected by popular vote every six years for a
maximum of two consecutive terms. The
original
constitution
had
four-year
presidential terms, but this was amended to
six years by parliament late in 2008.
V. V. Putin,
the President of the Russian Federation
* Федерация (лат. foederatio - объединение, союз) – форма государственного
устройства,
при
которой
части
федеративного
государства
являются
государственными образованиями (административно-территориальными единицами),
обладающими юридически определенной политической самостоятельностью.

3.

Three parts of state power in Russia
State
power
Legislative
Executive
Judicial

4.

Find the correct statement.
1. Who guarantees the basic rights of the
people?
a) the President b) the Chairman of the
Government
2. Who elects the members of the Federal
Assembly?
a) the Federal Government b) the people
3. Who appoints the Chairman of the
Government?
a) the President b) the Federal Assembly
4. Who approves the Chairman of the
Government?
a) the Duma b) the Constitutional Court
5. Who elects the President?
a) the Federal Assembly
b) the people
6. Who can dissolve the Duma?
a) the President
b) the Chairman of the
Government
7. Who can declare laws unconstitutional ?
a) the Supreme Court
b) the
Constitutional Court
8. Who can veto laws passed by the Federal
Assembly?
a) the President b) the Chairman of the
Government

5.

The head of government, the Prime Minister, is appointed
by the President and confirmed by the State Duma.
Russian government
M. V. Mishustin, the Prime Minister

6.

Legislative
State
Duma
Federation
Council

7. It consists of the State Duma, which is the lower house, and the Federation Council, which is the upper house. Both houses are

The Federal Assembly of Russia is
the Parliament of Russia
It consists of the State Duma, which is the lower house,
and the Federation Council, which is the upper house.
Both houses are located in Moscow

8. The Federation Council (the upper house)

The Council isn’t directly elected. It consists of representatives of
Russia’s federal entities – each has two. One is elected by the entity’s
legislature; the other is nominated by the entity’s head.

9. The State Duma (the lower house)

The 450 deputies are elected each five years following
constitutional amendments.

10.

All bills, even those proposed by the Federation Council, must
first be considered by the State Duma. Once a bill is passed
by a majority in the Duma, a draft law is sent back to the
Federation Council. If the Council rejects it, the two houses
may form a commission to work out a compromise.
The State Duma and the Federation Council usually meet
separately. Joint sessions are organized when the President of
Russia delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly
and in some other very rare occasions.
Russian
Рarliament

11.

Judicial
General
jurisdiction
Arbitration
Constitutional
court
The Supreme Court represents the judicial branch of power.
The Constitutional Court has the right to declare actions of the
President, the Federal Assembly and the Federal Government
unconstitutional.

12.

Task 1. Ответьте на вопросы о политическом устройстве России.
1)Who elects the President?
2)How many houses is the Federal Assembly made up of?
3)Who elects the members of the Duma?
4)What institution represents the judicial power?
5)When does the President dissolve the Duma?
6)Who represents the executive branch of power?
7)What rights does the Constitutional Court have?
8)Who can veto laws passed by the Federal Assembly?
Task 2. Переведите предложения на английский язык.
1)Президент является главой государства в России.
2)Президент представляет законодательную и исполнительную ветви власти в
России.
3)Федеральное собрание состоит из двух палат: Совета Федерации и Думы.
4)Федеральное правительство представляет исполнительную ветвь власти в
России.
5)Президент может распустить Думу.