1. Feb 7 – Structure of Russian Gov
Agenda:
Country Briefs
Diagram Russian Government Structure
Presentations
Homework:
Page (end of chapter)
Take out:
Pen/Pencil
Notebook
Notes from homework reading

2. Institutions Comparison
For each country you will need to know the formal and informal powers of the different institutions and how they relate to each other and the citizens. You will also be expected to be able to compare them to the structure of other countries. We will combine both by diagraming the Russian and the British structures. I would like you to make a visual representation of these two systems by considering their formal and informal powers, beginning with Russia. With a partner, create a creative visual representation of the Russian system including all listed elements.

3. Institutions Comparison
For Russia you must include:
State Duma
Federation Council
President
Prime Minister
Supreme Court
Constitutional Court
Bureaucracy
Political Parties
The electorate
Local government
Interest Groups
For Britain:
Prime Minister
House of Lords
House of Commons
Cabinet
Shadow Cabinet
Back Benchers
Cross Benchers
Whitehall
Interest Groups
Political Parties
The electorate
Judiciary
Quangos