State Duma

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. What is the constitutional basis?Established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993
2. What is the legislative predecessor?Replaced the Supreme Soviet
3. Where is the State Duma located?It is in a big room in central Moscow, the heart of Russian politics.
4. How are deputies chosen for the State Duma?People vote for deputies. Their term started as 2 years, then 4, and now it is 5 years.

Bicameral Legislature: A lawmaking body composed of two separate chambers or houses.
Constitutional Crisis of 1993: A political confrontation in Russia that led to the adoption of a new constitution and the establishment of the State Duma.
Party-list proportional representation: An electoral system where legislative seats are allocated to political parties based on the proportion of votes they receive nationwide.