Comparison Of The USAd Russian Constitutions

I compared the U.S.A. constitution and the Australian constitution. Their differences are as abundant as their similarities. The Australian constitution is extremely long and drawn out, where as the United States constitution sticks right to the point. All in all, the two constitutions have the same goal in that they wish to bestow the same basic rights to each person.

A comparison between the U.S. constitution and Russian constitution is interesting due to the fact that America is often regarded (at least from the view of most Americans) as the pinnacle of freedom and democracy. The Russian Federation on the other hand has a much more complex image. The Russian Federation was formerly a country known as the Soviet Union, which was the pinnacle of communism throughout the 1900’s. Communism is a polar governmental structure compared to the U.S. The Russian Federation is today classified as a democracy, however, there are still remnants of the communist structure seen among leaders as a result of the way that the constitution is constructed.

The United States and Australian constitutions have their share of similarities and differences. While they both have the same aim and goals, they are still two different countries with their own views, constitutions, and types of of government, and of course different approaches. As I go deeper into this I will explain how the constitutions are so similar yet so different.

The government of the modern day Russian Federation must be traced back to the early 20th century in order to understand its current posture. In 1917, tired of the sequestering limits of a Tsarist system, a small revolutionary group called the Bolshevik Party gained control of Russia . The Bolshevik Party, led by Lenin and inspired by Marxist ideology, attempted to establish a Constitute Assembly. However, a post- revolutionary environment and an unsupportive public forced Lenin to abolish rival political parties and establish a dictatorship to retain The Bolshevik Party’s power. In 1919, the

After a war or a conflict between two countries or groups, laws are usually set out as a form of recovery for the country or group that fought in the war. This is known as a constitution, which aids to governing and shaping a country. A renowned example of a constitution is the United States constitution, which was written and ratified a few years after the American Revolutionary War. Not only does the U.S. have a constitution, but also France, Iraq, Vietnam, and other nations. Even ancient civilizations established one, such as Greece, Rome, Babylon, the Iroquois Confederacy, and others. Constitutions imply different themes, such as rights and justice, but imply one major theme. The constitutions of France, Iraq, the United States of America, Vietnam, ancient Greece and Rome, Babylon, and the Iroquois Confederacy all imply achieving righteousness through eliminating malevolence, just government, recovery from struggles, and justice.

The American Constitution would not have been adopted without compromise over very difficult topics such as slavery, size and structure of government, taxation, elections, and governing responsibilities. The Federal and States balance of authority and division of responsibility provided a level of comfort to the citizens concerned with being ruled once again. Human natures mistrust of others is written into the Constitution as the “separation of powers”. The birth of political parties (Federalists and Antifederalists) highlights the two distinct different in America views of politics, small central government or a strong central government.

The United States and Russia have had different views since the beginning. They have had different views on the type of government that the feel is the best to run a country. Also, the way the government is structured and finally the civil liberties that is given to the people from a document like our bill of rights. Many people think that the United States and Russia are completely different, but the truth is that the United States and Russia have more in common in the government aspect then people think.

Before the nation of Russia became the international powerhouse that we knew as the USSR, it was first the small backwater country, whose economy ran on the use of serfs, Czar 's ruled every aspect, and the chance of growth was limited; however, once the year 1917 came along, the entire aspect of what was to be the Russia nation changed into a very strange and new one, called the United of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Soviet Union was, at one point, second only to the United States of America and had the power to destroy the entire planet with the single acknowledgement of their leader, because of their nuclear capabilities and their political power. The Russian country became the great Communist powerhouse after a great revolution in

Even though Russia wasn’t founded until 25 December 1991, its history traces back to the 9th century. During this period, the first signs of the country’s infrastructure began. Creation of trade routes enabled empires being supplied, while leading to the country’s growth. When the 10th century hit, we got the first mention of Moscow. At the time, Moscow was a small settlement that would soon become the pre-eminent city in Russia (A Brief History of Russia). By the 15th century, Moscow became the capital of, which consequently became, Russia. Moreover, in the centuries that would follow, Russia would battle through many wars, variety of leaders who wanted to take the country in different directions, weak infrastructure, communism, and failures of economic growth.

To start off with this project I will be comparing Lithuania and the American Constitution and seeing what is different and what is the same. I chose to do this country because I wanted to do one that I didn't really know a lot about so that when I research about it I would be able to learn more. For Lithuania, their constitution was written in 1992 but was revised in 2006 and the American constitution was written in 1789 but was revised in 2014.

While comparing constitutions of other countries, I found some similarities to our constitution. The constitutions that I compared were for Germany, Pakistan, and the United States. What I compared in the constitutions were the year the constitution was established, the number of articles in the constitution, and a few of the rights of the citizens of each country.

To begin looking at the differences in greater depth I believe we should start with the election system. In the Russian elections there are no electoral college. Therefore, on the outside it looks as if the Russian election system is more democratic than the U.S. However, there have been extensive studies done and they have shown that the previous Russian Presidential have been far from democratic. Since there is no electoral college that elects the President in Russia, it provides for a more free election by the Russian people, as the Russian citizens elect the President based on a purely popular vote. In the Russian Presidential election system, if no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election has to be held. The runoff is held between the top two candidates in the general election.

The Post-soviet countries have begun to build themselves from the ground up, with the hope for a substantial future. As a result of the switch from socialism to capitalism the transition has brought new challenges. In other words, the political democratic stability for the sovereign states became inadequate. It had been standard to view newly democratic nations turned over and became more in support of the western capitalist idea. Although, the new post-soviet states are presumably embracing a democratic ideology, it has been clear that it needs coordination to demonstrate that change. Many people assume that to establish a democracy similar to the United States, you need to give back the control of a nation to the people in the form of

The Russia of today is not that of the past; Russia throughout history has encountered countless changes in regards to the type of governmental powers they have possessed. Previously, Russia was known as the Russian Empire, being categorized as an unlimited government in which leaders have all the power. “Alexander the Terrible” is considered the original Czar—emperor of Russia; the ruling of Czars ended during the Russian Revolution which followed with the interaction in World War I. Thus, leading to the exoneration of Nicholas II in 1917. Following the involvement of World War I, what was known as the Russian Empire evolved into the Bolshevik party which finally became the Soviet Union. Vladimir Lenin was the leader of this transition

The constitution, which was established in 1993, gives too many and strong powers to the Russian President. Sometimes, people compare Russia's presidency with Charles de Gaulle in the French Fifth Republic Everyone knows about the authority and rights which Russian President has. He can issue decrees and directives that have the force of law without legislative review, but they should not contradict that document or other previous laws. The President has a power to make so many appointments of key officials. The winner should get more than 50% of the votes cast. If no one gets more than 50% of all votes, two candidates who got more votes than others are going to face each other in a run-off election. A the beginning, presidents had only