highest legislative body of the Russian Federation - is the Russian Parliament.State Duma and the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russian make.According to the Constitution, only the state institution has legislative functions.Moreover, if the State Duma by a simple majority can pass a bill, the Council of the Federation have the right to veto (reject) already approved by the lower house of the Parliament of the federal law or other legal instrument.In other words, the Federation Council originally controls and directs legislative work in the right direction for the country.This is done in order to reduce the possible political differences and approve the already optimal, "quiet" edition of a bill.
Formation
highest legislative body of the Russian Federation - is representative bodies.However, the practice of formation of the deputies of the State Duma and the Federation Council senators differ among themselves.The State Duma shall be elected by secret ballot at the general election.Now entrenched proportional system, offering voting for party lists.Seats are allocated in accordance with the final official results of the vote.The absolute winner is the political force that scored 50% plus 1 vote.In recent years, two thirds of Duma seats controlled by the "United Russia".
At the same time a member of the Federation Council includes representatives of both regions (two from each subject of the federation) and the delegates of the executive and the judiciary.Senators are not elected by the people, the legislative power of the Russian Federation, in other words, is both superordinate and people, and the administrative bureaucracy.
Functioning and voting
highest legislative body of the Russian Federation shall take a decision in accordance with the rules established by the legislative and regulatory norms.First State Duma faction forms where representatives get the winning parties and their sympathizers.Then the elected leadership of the lower house, which will undertake to moderate the legislative process, as well as to coordinate their actions with other authorities.Adoption of the bill are those documents, in support of which received 50% + 1 deputies vote.The way the vote goes, you can immediately determine which faction is in favor of a decision, and what - no.After that, take my word, the Federation Council, assessing the bill in terms of both political and public expediency.If the inside of the Federal Assembly of all the positions have been previously agreed, the document is supported unconditionally and have then passed the President for signature.
It is crucial that the highest legislative bodies of the Russian Federation did not perform the functions of implementation of the adopted laws.These functions are performed by the bureaucratic and administrative machinery.However, the State Duma has the right to form or to initiate the creation of new federal agencies, which include regulatory and supervisory functions.
Regional level
legislative bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation carries out functions normally according to local constitutional norms (the Charter), takes the regional budget, other regulatory acts of the regional importance.Formed in the local elections.The number of deputies varies depending on the population of the republic, territory, region.Instrumental subject to a single system of state power.
