Question:WHAT EVENTS IN THE FALL OF 1990 PRODUCED A GRAVECONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AND TRIGGERED THE END OF THE SOVIET UNION?Answer: REPUBLICS DECLARED INDEPENDENCE REPUBLICS SIGNIFIED INTENT TO SECEDE

PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT FEDERAL ASSEMBLY JUDICIARYTHE RUSSIAN FEDERATION4 MAIN KEY ELEMENTS:

HOW IS THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT ELECTED?THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT WHAT ARE HIS QUALIFICATIONS ANDTERMS OF OFFICE?

3. WHAT ARE HIS POWERS?THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT HOW CAN HE BECHECKED?

HEAD OF STATE; GUARANTOR OF THE CONSTITUTION; SUPREME COMMANDERIN CHIEF OF THE ARMEDFORCES OF THE FEDERATIONTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:IS THE PRESIDENT THE HEAD OF STATE?

TERM OF 4 YEARS; UP TO2 TERMS ONLYTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Is the Russian President entitled to 5 years in office?QUESTION:Is the Russian President elected by an Electoral College? ELECTED VIA UNIVERSAL,DIRECT & SECRET BALLOTQUESTION:Can a 30 year old Russian run for President? 35 YEARS OLD & ABOVE;CITIZEN; 10 YEARS RESIDENCY STATUS

Question:CAN THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT RUN FORRE-ELECTION?Answer: YES. HE CAN HOLD OFFICE FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE TERMS.

Question:THE FRENCH & GERMANPRESIDENTS DO NOT HAVEVETO POWERS ON LEGISLATION. IS IT THE SAME WITH THE RUSSIANPRESIDENT?Answer: NO. RUSSIAN PRESIDENTMAY VETO LEGISLATION.

APPOINTS THE PRIME MINISTER WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DUMATHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the President appoint the Prime Minister even without the Dumas approval? DECIDE ON GOVERNMENTRESIGNATION OF THE PRESIDES OVER MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNMENTQUESTION:Can the President decide on the resignation of the Government?

RECOMMENDS THE APPOINTMENT AS WELL AS THE REMOVAL OF THECENTRAL BANK CHAIRTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the President recommend only the appointment of the Central Bank Chairman but not his removal from office? APPOINTS & DISMISSESDEPUTY CHAIR AND FEDERAL MINISTERS UPON PMS RECOMM.

RECOMMENDS THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGESIN THE SUPREME COURT,CONSTITUTIONAL COURT,ARBITRARY COURT AS WELL AS THE PROSECUTORGENERALTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the President recommend the appointment of the Prosecutor-General?

CALL FOR A REFERENDUMTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the President call for a referendum? LEGISLATIVE VETO POWERS FORM AND HEAD THE SECURITY COUNCILQUESTION:Is the President the head of the KGB?QUESTION:Is the President powerless to remove Ambassadors from office? APPOINT AND REMOVEDIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES

DISSOLVE THE DUMA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THECONSTITUTIONTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the President dissolve the Duma? INITIATE LEGISLATION CONDUCT NEGOTIATIONS AND SIGN TREATIESQUESTION:Can the President introduce bills?

IMPOSE MARTIAL LAW AND STATE OF EMERGENCY WITH IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION TO FEDERAL ASSEMBLYTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the President impose martial law even without the consent of the Federal Assembly?

RESOLVE ISSUES OF CITIZENSHIPTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the President resolve issues of citizenship? GRANT ASYLUM GRANT PARDONSQUESTION:Can the President offer asylum to Nur Misuari or Jose Ma. Sison?QUESTION:Can a private individual sue the President or file a case against him? POSSESSES IMMUNITY FROM SUIT

PRIME MINISTER BECOMESACTING PRESIDENT UPON THE DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT OR IF THE LATTER IS PROVEN TO BEINCAPABLE ALREADY OFCARRYING OUT HIS DUTIESTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT

PRIME MINISTER AS ACTING PRESIDENT CANT:

DISSOLVE THE DUMA CALL FOR REFERENDUM MAKE CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENTSTHE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the Prime Minister in his capacity as Acting President dissolve the Duma also?

PRESIDENT MAY BE IMPEACHED IF CERTAINCONDITIONS ARE MET:THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the Federal Assembly remove a President from office via a vote of no confidence?QUESTION:Can the President be impeached for perjury? CHARGES HAVE TO BEGRAVE (I.e. TREASON)2. PASSED BY 2/3 OF THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY

PRESIDENT MAY BE IMPEACHED IF CERTAINCONDITIONS ARE MET:THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Is the participation of the Supreme Court necessary for the impeachment of the President?3. CONFIRMATION BY OPINION OF THE SUPREME COURT

PRESIDENT MAY BE IMPEACHED THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTQUESTION:Can the impeachment of the President proceed even without the participation of the Constitutional Court?VERIFICATION BY THECONSTITUTIONAL COURT THAT ARRAIGNMENT PROCEDURES WERE OBSERVED