1. Government of Russia

2. Russian Federation
• Federal Government: the power is
shared between the central
government and the governments of
the states
• Democracy: citizens of the country
hold the power by voting
• Presidential Democracy: leader is
directly elected by the people

3. Russian Federal Assembly
• Russia’s legislature is called the
Federal Assembly and is divided into
two parts:
1. the Federation Council
2. the State Duma

4. Federal Assembly: Federation Council
• Has two representatives from each
state
• States appoint the council’s
members; they are not directly
elected by the people
• Most important duty: approve the
president’s choices of people to fill
different government jobs

5. Federation Council

6. Federal Assembly: State Duma
• Larger than the Federation Council
– Has 450 members who are elected
directly by the people
• This house controls the budget and
makes the laws
• Approves the president’s choice for
prime minister

7. State Duma

8. State Duma
Political Parties
Blue – United Russia Red – CPRF
Orange – A Just Russia Yellow – Liberal Democratic Party

9. State Duma
Faction leader
Number of
Deputies
Popular vote
United Russia Vladimir Putin 238 49.5%
Communist
Party of the
Gennady
92 19.2%
Russian
Zyuganov
Federation
A Just Russia
Sergey
Mironov
64 13.2%
Liberal
Democratic
Party of
Russia
Vladimir
Zhirinovsky
56 11.7%

10. Russia’s Leadership
• President is the chief executive with
the MOST power
– Elected by the people (presidential
democracy)
– Can disband (eliminate) the legislature
• President also selects a Prime
Minister who helps in the day-to-day
running of the government

11. President Obama with Russian President Dimitri
Medvedev

12. President Obama with
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

13. Russia’s Citizen Participation
• Russia’s constitution guarantees
human and civil rights for its citizens
– All people are equal
– Russians have the right to life and
dignity, freedom of speech, and the
right to privacy
• Citizens directly elect the leader