Federation Council (Russia)

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/federation-council-russia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Moscow, Russia
2. What is the total federal subjects represented?89
3. What is the Federation Council in Russia?It is the upper chamber of Russia's parliament, made of 178 senators who represent the country's 89 regions.
4. How many senators are in the Federation Council and how are they chosen?There are 178 senators, two from each of Russia's 89 regions. The Constitution also allows up to 30 extra senators, some for life, and former presidents can be life senators.

Bicameral Legislature: A government system with two legislative chambers, like Russia's Federation Council and State Duma.
Federal Subjects: The constituent entities of the Russian Federation, each with varying degrees of autonomy.
State Succession: The order of who takes over leadership if the primary leaders are unable to serve.