Moscow City Duma

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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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.

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1. What is the location?
2. What is the governing body?
3. Why does the Moscow City Duma need the Mayor and federal government to check its laws?
4. How does the Moscow City Duma help people who live in Moscow?

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 governing body?Regional parliament (city duma) of Moscow
3. Why does the Moscow City Duma need the Mayor and federal government to check its laws?Because Moscow is a federal city, its laws must fit with national rules, so the Mayor and the federal government can review and approve them.
4. How does the Moscow City Duma help people who live in Moscow?It creates rules about public transport, housing, parks, and safety that make everyday life better for Muscovites.

Federal Subject: A constituent entity of the Russian Federation, possessing its own legislative and executive bodies.
Urban Governance: The system and processes by which cities are managed and administered.
Checks and Balances: A system in government where different branches or bodies have the power to limit each other's actions.