Russia Today

Question 0

What are the changes in economy?

Answer 0

• Shift to free market economy
• Privatization
• Advertise businesses
• Drop price control
• Competition among businesses

Question 1

What are the changes in government?

Answer 1

• Became more democratic
• New legislature has candidates from different political parties
• Power divided between national and regional governments.

Question 2

What are the changes in society?

Answer 2

• New freedoms for people of Russia- speech, religion, no curfew, and choose own jobs
• Middle class emerge

Question 3

What are the changes in population?

Answer 3

• Population declined due to low birthdate and high death

* Decline of life expectancy due to poor nutrition, alcoholism, and drug abuse.

Question 4

What are the contributions to the economy in Moscow?

Answer 4

• Political, economic, cultural, transportation center

* Manufacturing- went from heavy to light industry, electronics, and high technology

Question 5

Prior to 1991, Russia had little experience with _________ government, which has led to problems.

Answer 5

Democratic

Question 6

The president has the power to issue ______, which do not need the approval of legislature.

Answer 6

Decrees

Question 7

President Putin appointed ________ who would support his policies as heads of districts.

Answer 7

Governors

Question 8

Many citizens do not understand how the ___________ works, and this they do not know how to change it.

Answer 8

Government

Question 9

Russia has shifted to a ________ economy.

Answer 9

Free market

Question 10

Economic success has brought rising crime and business _________.

Answer 10

Corruption

Question 11

The ________ of economic change have not reached all of Russia’s people.

Answer 11

Benefits

Question 12

Because people did not trust banks, the government created the ________ _________ system.

Answer 12

Deposit insurance

Question 13

Regional rivalries make it difficult to ________ Russia.

Answer 13

Unify

Question 14

Ethnic groups launched _______ _________ to form independent countries.

Answer 14

Separatists movements

Question 15

Disagreements with the ________ separatists continue.

Answer 15

Chechen

Question 16

Russia is a major ______ power.

Answer 16

World

Question 17

The country has worked to _________ ties with other countries.

Answer 17

Strengthen

Question 18

Some countries are concerned about the presidents declining support for ___________.

Answer 18

Democracy

Question 19

Former soviet countries worry that some Russian leaders want Russian influence to _______ in their countries.

Answer 19

Increase

Question 20

What are some challenges facing Russia?

Answer 20

Regional
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•Rivalries make it difficult to unite Russia
•Separatists movement sprung up to form
•Chechen separatists use terrorism 

•Russia has worked to strengthen ties with other countries
•Some countries are concerned about the president of Russia decreasing support of democracy

Question 21

What are rulings that have the force of law but do not need the approval of legislature?

Answer 21

Decrees

Question 22

What is a member of a small group of rulers that holds great power?

Answer 22

An oligarch

Question 23

What is the system which will repay the people who deposit their money in a bank of the bank goes out of business?

Answer 23

Deposit insurance

Question 24

What are campaigns to break away from the national government and form independent countries?

Answer 24

Separatists movement