Russia is a presidential republic. The president is the head of the state. He is elected for 4 years. The Federal Government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. All of them are checked by the President.
The legislative power is represented by the Federal Assembly. It consists of two chambers. The Upper Chamber is the Council of Federation, the Lower Chamber is the State Duma. To become a law, a bill must be approved by both chambers and signed by the President. The President may veto the bill.
The executive power belongs to the Government which is headed by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister forms his Cabinet.
The judicial power is represented by the Constitutional and the Supreme Courts.
The state symbol of Russia is a three-coloured banner with three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. The white stripe symbolizes the earth, the blue one – the sky, and the red one symbolizes liberty. A new national emblem is a two-headed eagle.
1. What kind of state is Russia?
2. Who is the head of the state?
3. What term is the President elected for?
4. What are the main branches of the Government?
5. What is the legislative power represented by?
6. What is the executive power represented by?
7. What is judicial power represented by?
8. What is the state symbol?
9. What does each stripe symbolize?
10. What is the national emblem?
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