Russia Vocab Flashcards
civil society
the voluntary actions that people take to influence their government
code law
a type of legislation that attempts to exhaustively cover a complete system of laws at the time the code was enacted
Constitutional Court
highest judicial body of constitutional supervision in the Russian Federation, exercising judicial powers by way of administering constitutional justice with the aim to protect the basis of the constitutional system
corporatism
the control of a state or organization by large interest groups.
coup
a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government
dual executive
a system of government in which a president exists alongside a prime minister and a cabinet, with the latter responding to the legislature of the state
federal
the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation
Federal Assembly
the national legislature of the Russian Federation. It consists of the State Duma, which is the lower house, and the Federation Council, which is the upper house
federal districts
a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts
oligarch
a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence
semi-presidential system
same as a dual- executive system
shock therapy
an economic program intended to transition a planned economy or developmentalist economy to a free market economy through sudden and dramatic neoliberal reform
State Council
Upper house of the Federal Assembly
State Duma
Lower house of the Federal Assembly
super-governors
appointed people who oversee the regional governments and bring their laws into compliance
