The nature of government 2 Flashcards
Structure of government (19 cards)
What did Alexander II’s personal chancellery consist of?
the personal secretariat, legal advisors, an the secret police
when was the personal chancellery replaced with the council of ministers?
1861
who chaired the council of ministers?
the Tsar
what was the main role of the council of ministers??
to discuss draft laws
How many ministers did the committee of ministers consist of
13, all of whom were in charge of different departments. they were answerable to the tsar
when did Alexander III abolish the council of ministers?
1882
what did the october manifesto create to the government?
it created a type of government modelled on the UK’s constitutional monarchy
what did the fundamental laws do for the tsars
it gave power back to the tsar after the october manifesto for example he could disband the duma
what were the abilities of the duma?
the couldn’t pass laws but could oppose legislation
what did the fundamental laws give the tsar the right to do?
disband the duma which he did in 1906, 1907, and 1917
what was the Ogburo responsible for? (lenin)
maintaining order/the cheka
what was the Russian name for the committee of peoples commissars?
sovnarkom
who was chairman of the sovnarkom?
lenin
How did the system appear to be democratic? (Sovnarkom)
members of the sovnarkom were elected by various soviets, however the Bolsheviks dominated the soviets
what does the 1924 constitution do?
gives more rights to nationalities
what did the 1938 constitution create?
the supreme soviet which elected the sovnarkom
what power did the supreme soviet have?
it was given power to make laws for the USSR
how often was the soviet union elected?
every 4 years
what did article 126 do?
it made the communist party the nucleus of the USSR
