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• - The Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Instructions

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Open Article 134 of the Russian Constitution. There you will find information about who can initiate the amendments. This is the President of the country, as well as the federal legislative bodies - the Federation Council and the State Duma. In this case, the general decision of the Council or the State Duma is not necessary, and a group of deputies can initiate the process. Its number should not be less than one-fifth of the list structure of this authority. The initiator of the amendments can be the Government of the country, bodies of representative authority of the subjects of the federation.

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The Constitution regulates different aspects of lifestate. Therefore, the amendments can be made by the authorities, in whose competence is this or that question. So, the changes concerning the federal structure, the rights and duties of the President and Parliament, the judiciary are taken in the same manner as constitutional laws. These amendments should be supported by at least two-thirds of the subjects of the Russian Federation.

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The procedure for the adoption of a constitutional amendmentfollowing. First, a proposal is made that such a change is necessary, the text of the law on the amendment to the Constitution is drafted. This bill should be approved by three-fourths of the members of the Federation Council or two-thirds of the State Duma deputies. Then the bill goes to the legislative assemblies of the regions. Regional parliaments can consider it within a year. If two-thirds of the regional parliaments accept the amendment, they again go to the Federation Council, which, within seven days after establishing the results of the review, sends the law to the head of state. The President puts his signature in the document within two weeks and sends it to the publication

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For the adoption of changes concerningfundamental provisions of the state structure, another procedure for making amendments is envisaged. These are the issues reflected in Article 135 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, they concern the foundations of the constitutional system, human rights and constitutional amendments. These issues the Federal Assembly has no right to revise, except in special situations. The proposal to amend these articles should be supported by at least three-fifths of the size of the State Duma and the Federation Council. After this, the Constitutional Assembly must be convened. Only this body has the right to change the constitutional system of Russia, that is, to draft a new Constitution of the country. But he can reject the proposal, thereby supporting the existing system.

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If a decision is made on the need to adoptthe Constitution, the Constitutional Assembly has the right to develop and propose its draft. Legislation provides for the procedure for the adoption of a new Basic Law. For him, two-thirds of the members of the Constitutional Assembly must vote, or he is put on a national vote. In the second case, for the adoption of the Constitution, it is necessary that at least half of the voters who voted cast their ballots for the draft. At the same time, the condition should be observed that at least half of the voters participated in the voting from the lists.