<p>i have a question im not really getting a feeling for how the legislature really impacts politics in Russia? Is it merely a rubber stamp like the Constitutional Court?</p>
<p>yah, sorry, I aksed that question before someone answered with the fact that Russia's leg is bicameral</p>
<p>Is china's leg unicameral or bicameral? And how are its members selected/elected?</p>
<p>im self studying as well......question: Who initiates legislation in Russia? The Duma?</p>
<p>unicameral with no power because it has "dual role" and has to answer to the Communist Party organs.......hey im going to leave rite now do you guys want to have like msn study group or something cuz this is kinda helpful private message me if you guys decide to do something like that i should b back in like 3-4 hours from orchestra rehearsal</p>
<p>Several prescribed powers put the president in a superior position vis-</p>
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<p>did everyone just disappear lol?</p>
<p>nah just reviewed it for about 3 hours my index cards trying to make connections in my mind......who here is screwed as well? FR section is going to slaughter me without a doubt in my mind.</p>
<p>DId ALL of you self-study?</p>
<p>The Duma is all proportionally elected as of 2004 and the President basically has autocratic power because nearly 2/3 of it is United Russia party. The upper house(Russian Federation) is basically useless. </p>
<p>I have a few questions for all of you. </p>
<p>Did legislation ever pass that got rid of presidential term limits in Russia?</p>
<p>Can anyone go over accurately what happened during the Yeltsin early years(1991 - 1993)? </p>
<p>Can anyone explain to me specific Vincente Fox reforms in Mexico?</p>
<p>I did not self study.</p>
<p>Does anyone have a good online vocab list for this course?</p>
<p>ryan -
1. As far as I know, there are no such laws. These exist only in Mexico of the 6 nations.</p>
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<li><p>Yeltsin basically came into power when he opposed the army who wanted Gorbachev. Gorbachev resigned as General Secretary of the non-existant USSR and Yeltsin came into power. He had shock therapy, which was to sell vouchers with which people could buy parts of enterprises. Unfortunately, people dind't know what to do with it and sold it all to those who later became the oligarchs. The old pro-Communism people didn't like Yeltsin's democratic ways and staged a coup in 1993 (I think...always get years mixed up). Yeltsin eventually ended up firing on them (I believe) but this didn't hurt his legitimacy. In 1993 (again, not sure of the year), the Constitution that they use today was written.</p></li>
<li><p>Did he have many reforms that passed with a PAN president and PRI COngress? I was under the impression that there was major gridlock and that's why Fox doesn't have much support at the moment. Hmm...</p></li>
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<p>What is the curve for this test?</p>
<p>No idea about word lists. Of the six, which ones have common law and which ones have code law? I know Iran and northern Nigeria are sharia, but i'm always confused about the others. </p>
<p>And which ones are federal/unitary states? UK = unitary (but becoming federal?), Russia = federal (hence the name Russian Federation), Iran = unitary? What about the rest?</p>
<p>I hear US Government's curve is about 67%-75% for a 5, so I assume Comp GOvernment is about that. Ugh.</p>
<p>Annie, Mexico, China, and Russia I know for a fact are code law. The UK and Iran operate under common law, I believe Nigeria operates under common law as well. </p>
<p>UK is unitary, but like you said because of devolution it is transitioning to federalism. Russia is "federal" but it is moving toward unitary because of Putin. China and Iran are unitary. Mexico and Nigeria are definitely federal.</p>
<p>Thanks, Ryan :)</p>
<p>I said Iran and some of Nigeria have sharia as well (Islamic law) because the 12 northern provinces/states of Nigeria plus all of Iran have courts that try people based on Islamic law if they break one of the values/beliefs of Islam.</p>
<p>Does anyone know who implemented the policy of "import substitution" in mexico and during what time period did this occur?</p>
<p>import substitution happened under lazaro cardenas 1935-1940 think mexican franklin d. roosevelt</p>
<p>1930s, I believe, so Cardenas/Callesish?</p>