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How are elites recruited in communist based societies?

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They use nomenklatura which is a system of patronage to the oligarchs

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What does Marx think the biggest problem with the economic system of capitalism is?

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It promotes the increase of a gap between the wealthy and the poor

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What tzars began to introduce western culture to Russians?

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Peter the Great and Catherine the Great

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What are Russia’s most abundant natural resources?

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Oil and timber

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What resource does Russia lack?

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Warm water ports

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Everything is controlled by the government, the government should protect its citizens from its geographical downfalls

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Statism

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Has the UK or Russia had more success with gradual order and change?

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The UK

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What type of government developed out of the aristocratic system of the UK?

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The government devolved more power to people and became less centralized and more democratic

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What type of government developed out of the aristocratic system of Russia?

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The government remained relatively centralized, it become more of an authoritarian system with the basis of communism

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What leader used the Politburo, collective farms, Five Year Plans, and Gosplan?

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Stalin

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Describe collective farms.

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All personal farms were taken by the government and run by the government

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Describe the Five Year Plan.

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Statins plans that set goals for heavy industrialization

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Describe the Politburo.

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A group of 12 individuals that made all government decisions for Russia under Stalin

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Describe Gosplan.

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Stalin’s plan for individual factories

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What was the result of the Revolution of 1991?

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The first president of Russia was elected/ the fall of the USSR

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What is the main reason for the regions, republics, and provinces in Russia?

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Ethnic differences

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What are the most popular religions in Russia?

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Islam and Russian Orthodox

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How does voter turn out compare to those of other countries?

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It’s considerably higher than the U.S. but lower than the UK and France

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What is asymmetric federalism?

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Power is unequally spread across the different regions, provinces, and republics of Russia

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What is the most significant consequence of the elimination of single-member districts in the Duma?

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It eliminated small regionally popular parties from gaining representation

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What are the four parties in Russia?

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United Russia, Communist Party, Liberal Democrats, Just Russia

21
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Which party is Putin’s party?

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United Russia

22
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Which party has the most seats in the Duma?

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United Russia

23
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Who is Vladimir Zhirinovsky?

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The head of the liberal democrats

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What is Zhirinovsky known for?

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His extreme nationalism

25
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What is the difference between political parties in Russia and in Britain?

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In Russia the parties are parties of power which are created by oligarchs
In Britain the parties are based on certain ideals

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What is the primary religion of Russians living in the Caucasus regions?

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Muslim

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The state determined which groups have input on policy making

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State-corporatism

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The people on the inside of the government(oligarchs) are the ones who make money off the free market system

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Insider privatization

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What is the relationship between the media and the Russian government?

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The government has a lot of control over the media

30
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What is Russia’s dual elective?

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There are 2 rounds of elections for the president and he must gain more than 50% of the vote

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How is the president selected?

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Popularly elected by a majority

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How is the prime minister selected?

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Appointed by the president

33
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What can the Duma do regarding the president’s prime minister appointment?

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They can veto his appointment

34
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What is the most important function of the Federation Council?

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It represents the regions

35
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What court has the power to make sure all laws are constitutional?

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The Constitutional Court

36
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What political role does the military play in Russia?

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It used to be used as the governments means of enforcement; now it isn’t really used

37
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What leader showed the most enthusiasm for free markets and the privatization of the Russian economy?

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Boris Yeltsin

38
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How did Russia joining the WTO change Russia’s international relationships?

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It diversified the economy by allowing international businesses to come into Russia

39
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What is BRIC?

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Brazil, Russia, India, and China

All these countries have great economic power

40
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What is a cleavage in Britain based on nationality?

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Because UK is four different nations a cleavage has formed because these nations all retain their own sense of nationalism

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What is a current political issue that has come about because of Britains multinational cleavage?

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Northern Ireland tried to separate itself from the UK and also the IRA used warfare tactics to try to convince the British to allow Irish independence

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What is a significant cleavage in Russia based on nationality?

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Chechnya is a cleavage based on nationality; chechnyains are mainly Muslim and feel dissented from Russia

43
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What political issue has arose from the Chechnyains cleavage?

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Chechnya has fought for its independence using warfare to gain its freedom from Russia including terrorist attacks; including the seizure of a school in 2004

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How have each government dealt with the political issues that arose from nationality cleavages

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Britain has allowed Northern Ireland to vote for its independence which did not pass; Russia deals with it by fighting back and trying to kept the Chechnyians from gaining their independence

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