During the course of the lesson, it is advisable to consider the following questions::

1. The origins of Russian parliamentarism (from the ancient forms of popular representation in Russia to the State Duma).

2. The State Duma: constitutional and legal status.

3. The role of the State Duma in solving the problems of the country's defense capability.

Within the framework of these questions, the following issues should be identified::

- historical continuity of the development of Russian parliamentarism;

- peculiarities of holding elections of deputies of the State Duma;

- Organizational structures and procedures for organizing the work of the State Duma;

- termination of powers, grounds and procedure for the dissolution of the State Duma;

- main stages and features of the legislative work of the lower house of the Russian parliament;

- powers of the State Duma to form federal government bodies and control their activities,

- interaction of the State Duma with other branches of government;

-- powers of the State Duma in the field of national defense.

Along with the article published in this issue by the Chairman of the State Duma G. N. Seleznev, it is recommended to use the following literature when studying this topic::

1. Constitution of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 1993.

2. Comments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Bek Publ., 1994.

3. The Law of the Russian Federation "On Defense", Moscow, 1993.

4. The Law of the Russian Federation "On Elections of Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation", Moscow, 1999.

5. The national security concept of the Russian Federation. - M., 1997.

6. V. Fedorov. The Constitution of the Russian Federation on state authorities of the Russian Federation. The Federal Assembly and its role in ensuring national defense. - "Landmark" N 11, 1998.

7. E. Sidorenko. Elections-99 through the prism of the law. - "Landmark" N 4, 1999.

8. R. Romanov. Russian parliamentarism. - "Landmark" N 4-8, 1999.

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