The Political System of Russia
The President of Russia The head of the state Elected directly by the people Control all three branches of power
Three branches of the political system The Legislative The Judicial The Executive
The Legislative branch The Federal Assembly The Federation Council The State Duma
The Federation Council There are two representatives of each subject of the RF They are not elected
The State Duma 450 members Makes laws One half is elected, the other is appointed by parties after voting Can veto laws passed by the Federal Assembly
The Executive branch Represented by Prime Minister The President appoints its head
The Judicial branch The Constitutional Court The Supreme Court The Lower Court
The responsibility of the Constitutional Court analyse the new laws to make sure they correspond to the laws of the state has the right to declare actions of the President, the Federal Assembly and the Federal Government