Section 3 focus questions

For the following 14 terms decide which belong as part of the Soviet system and which are associated with the the Russian Federation. Be creative in your placement of non-institution terms.

Democratic Centralism 

Federation Council

Secretariat

Prime minister

Politburo

Premier

Duma

President

Nomenklatura

judicial branch

Assymetrical federalism

KGB

Central Committee

vanguard

Comparing Mexico and Russia
    - How did PRI maintain power pg 165 (name of the system that rewarded supporters)
    - Describe the Russian Bureaucracy pg 164-165 (str / weak; large/small; efficient/corrupt)
    - What is the Russian method for political/elite recruitment? pg 164-65
    - How efficient is policy implementation? Problems? pg 170

Russia

We are in our 2nd week studying Russia.  By now you have read chapter 4 sections 1-2.
Students received credit for group work outlining the critical junctures in Russia's past.  If you were not a part of a group you will need to show me your notes on section 1.

I will post a vocabulary list shortly.

Valentine's Day Crosswords!

Share your Crossword with your special valentine… because nothing says how special you are like word games!
     What I need from you:
          1. A copy of your EU paper
          2. A copy of your crossword (filled out by your valentine with their name as well)
          3. A copy of your crossword answer key (please attach to your completed crossword)

When everyone has turned in their crosswords, the remaining groups need to present on their critical juncture.

The remaining class time is a study hall… begin reading and outlining chapter 4 sec 2.  Get it done in class so you don't have any homework over the weekend!

Thursday Feb 13th

We are starting our unit on Russia this week.

Working in groups, as always we will separate and present on the critical junctures of Russia's recent history.  You are all still responsible for reading the entire section (4-1)

EU "Institutional Triangle"

Read EU chapter section 3 for Friday (quiz)

Create a "triangle" that demonstrates the flow of legislation

Take notes on how many members of each institution and how they reach their post.