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 <xml><p>To <ent type='GPE'>USSR</ent>-L subscribers,
 There have been some postings lately asking what <ent type='ORG'>SOVSET</ent> is and
 who it serves. In general it would not be proper to copy
-<ent type='ORG'>SOVSET</ent>'s material and distribute in <ent type='GPE'>USSR</ent>-L, since <ent type='ORG'>SOVSET</ent> is
+SOVSET's material and distribute in <ent type='GPE'>USSR</ent>-L, since <ent type='ORG'>SOVSET</ent> is
 a service subscribers pay for. In the case of the following
 article, which was posted by <ent type='ORG'>SOVSET</ent> today (Nov. 13), I own the
 copyright. I am posting it on <ent type='GPE'>USSR</ent>-L partly to give you an idea
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ of the material carried by <ent type='ORG'>SOVSET</ent>.</p>
 <p> WRITING A NEW RUSSIAN CONSTITUTION</p>
 
 <p> Darrell P. Hammer
-Indiana University</p>
+<ent type='NORP'>Indiana</ent> University</p>
 
 <p> In June the newly elected <ent type='ORG'>Congress</ent> of People's Deputies of
 the <ent type='ORG'>RSFSR</ent> resolved to write a new constitution for the republic,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ contain a "supreme law" clause, proclaiming the supremacy of the
 republic.[5] The working draft is slightly different, and makes
 only the republic constitution the supreme law.
 The draft provides for strict separation of powers between
-the legislature (the <ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent> or <ent type='ORG'>State</ent> Duma), the executive
+the legislature (the <ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent> or State Duma), the executive
 (President), and the courts.
 THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENS
 The draft offers a long list individual rights, but it adds
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ following are of special interest:
 2. Control over natural resources.
 3. Managing the money supply, including foreign currency.
 4. Foreign policy and inter-state relations.
-5. <ent type='ORG'>Customs</ent> and border control.
+5. Customs and border control.
 6. Activities in the cosmos.
 7. Standards for measurement and time.
 8. Protection of copyright and patents.
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ affairs.
 2. Guarantees the proper execution of the Constitution and
 the laws.
 3. Subject to the approval of <ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent>, appoints the
-chairman and members of <ent type='ORG'>the Constitutional Court</ent> and the Supreme
+chairman and members of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme
 Court, ministers, ambassadors, and other officials.
 4. Removes ministers and other officials.
 5. Guides the execution of foreign policy and concludes
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ house for a vote of confidence in the government.
 The President can be removed from office by impeachment, but
 the process is complex. Either house of parliament can impeach
 the President by a two-thirds vote. The case is then heard by
-<ent type='ORG'>the Constitutional Court</ent>. The final decision is taken by the
+the Constitutional Court. The final decision is taken by the
 other house, and the President can be removed by a two-thirds
 vote. The role of the court in this process is not clear. The
 draft does not specifically say whether the court can terminate
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ of absence. If the presidential office is vacated for any reason
 the Vice President assumes the office of President for the
 remainder of the term. If the vice presidency becomes vacant a
 new Vice President can be elected by the parliament.
-<ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent>. The <ent type='ORG'>State</ent> Duma consists of two houses--a
+<ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent>. The State Duma consists of two houses--a
 <ent type='ORG'>House</ent> of People's Representatives, and a <ent type='ORG'>Federal Council</ent>. The
 <ent type='ORG'>House</ent> of People's Representatives is directly elected by the
 people. The Federal <ent type='NORP'>Soviet</ent> consists of an equal number of
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ must call a new election for that house. Version A also provides
 that legislation originates in <ent type='ORG'>the House</ent> of People's
 Representatives.
 In version B the <ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent> is elected for a fixed term, and
-elections are to be held on the second Sunday of March every
+elections are to be held on the second <ent type='LOC'>Sunday</ent> of March every
 fourth year.
 <ent type='ORG'>The Electoral System</ent>. The draft provides for two
 different electoral systems. Version I provides for single-member constituencies which are to be approximately equal in
@@ -273,18 +273,18 @@ voters, if they choose, to list their order of preference among
 the candidates. This system would theoretically allow
 independent candidates to win election, but it would also
 confront the voter with a very complicated set of choices.
-The Courts. The draft proposes a <ent type='ORG'>Constitutional Court</ent>
+The Courts. The draft proposes a Constitutional Court
 and a <ent type='ORG'>Supreme Court</ent>, but empowers <ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent> to set up other,
 inferior courts. Judges of these two top-ranked courts are
 appointed by the President with the approval of <ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent>.
 Other federal judges are appointed by the President alone.
 Judges are to be appointed for life, except that <ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent> may
 set a compulsory retirement age.[10]
-The <ent type='ORG'>Constitutional Court</ent> consists of eleven judges appointed
+The Constitutional Court consists of eleven judges appointed
 by the President and confirmed by <ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent>. It is empowered to
 decide the constitutionality of statutes or other legal
 enactments, both of the <ent type='ORG'>Federation</ent> and of its subjects. As
-already noted, <ent type='ORG'>the Constitutional Court</ent> "participates" in the
+already noted, the Constitutional Court "participates" in the
 impeachment process. It has additional powers, including the
 right (at the request of <ent type='ORG'>Parliament</ent>) to give authoritative
 interpretations of the Constitution, and to determine the
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ power is vested in the head of government.
 NOTES
 1. <ent type='PERSON'><ent type='PERSON'>Sovetskaya</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Rossiya</ent></ent>, June 17, 1990.
 2. <ent type='GPE'>Konstitutsiya</ent> (osnovnoi zakon) Rossiiskoi federatsii.
-<ent type='ORG'>Proekt</ent> rabochei gruppy i gruppy ekspertov <ent type='ORG'>Konstitutsionnoi</ent>
+Proekt rabochei gruppy i gruppy ekspertov <ent type='ORG'>Konstitutsionnoi</ent>
 komissii <ent type='ORG'>RSFSR</ent> - s parallel'nymi mestami i variantami. This
 document is dated Oct. 11, 1990. Hereafter the document is
 referred to as a working draft.
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ advance the interests of the system.
 and each republic has a code of family law. This sphere of law
 is not mentioned in the draft.
 10. Some members of the working group opposed the idea of a
-<ent type='ORG'>Constitutional Court</ent>, and there is a second version of this
+Constitutional Court, and there is a second version of this
 section which omits any mention of that court. In the second
-version, <ent type='ORG'>the Supreme Court</ent> rather than <ent type='ORG'>the Constitutional Court</ent>
+version, <ent type='ORG'>the Supreme Court</ent> rather than the Constitutional Court
 would be involved in the impeachment process.</p>
 
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