1 true or false
1 State power in Russia is exercised by the President, the Federal Assembly, the Government
and the courts.
2 One of the basic principles of constitutional government is the division of powers.
3 The President is at the summit of the system of state power.
4 The president of Russia is the government’s chief executive, head of state, and most
powerful official.
5 The president is elected by the people to serve a four-year term.
6 Each institution of state power is only partially responsible for enforcing the Constitution.
7 Only the President has the responsibility of safeguarding the state system, the state’s
sovereignty and integrity overall.
8 Legally, the President is distanced from all the branches of power, but he nonetheless
remains closer to the executive branch.
9 The Constitution does not link the process of forming a government to the distribution of
seats in parliament among the different political parties and fractions.
10 The President has the right to dismiss the government or to accept the Prime Ministers
resignation, which automatically entails the resignation of the government as a whole.