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Powers of the Supreme Soviet in USSR

The Supreme Soviet is the highest organ of state power in the USSR, with the exclusive authority to make All-union laws, amend the constitution, and admit new Republics. It operates through a centralized system dominated by the Communist Party, with both Houses possessing equal powers and resolving disagreements through a Joint Committee. The Presidium effectively handles the real legislative work, meeting regularly to oversee the state budget and foreign trade.

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Powers of the Supreme Soviet in USSR

The Supreme Soviet is the highest organ of state power in the USSR, with the exclusive authority to make All-union laws, amend the constitution, and admit new Republics. It operates through a centralized system dominated by the Communist Party, with both Houses possessing equal powers and resolving disagreements through a Joint Committee. The Presidium effectively handles the real legislative work, meeting regularly to oversee the state budget and foreign trade.

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GOVERNMEm OF THE U S.S R.

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The Supreme a very big body, the total mem-
Soviet is
bership being in the neighbourhood
of 2,000 and as such it
IS quite unfit to exeicise any real power The two Houses
possess equal powers, no distinction being made between
Money bills and other bills In case the two Houses fail to
come to an agreement, geneially a Joint Committee of the
two decides the issue If the Joint Committee also fails, the
matter is reconsidered by the two Houses If the disagree-
ment still the Presidium has the right to dissolve
persists,
both the Houses and order a re-election But it should be
noted here that disagreements between the Houses are few
and far between m
view of the centralised control exercised
—
by the only party ^the Communist Party The Council meets
twice >a year and in case of emergency, it may meet oftener
The real woik of the Legislature is however done by the
Presidium

Powers of the Supreme Soviet.

The Supreme Soviet is the highest organ of the state


powei m the USSR Its powers may be summarised as
follows —
I. The Supreme the only organ which posses-
Soviet is

ses the exclusive power of making All-union laws, which,


published in the languages of All-union Republics, are bind-
ing in all the Union Republics and case of a conflict be- m
tween the two,, laws of the Union will prevail
2 has the sole tight to amend the constitution which
It
can be amended by a majority of at least two-thiids votes in
both the Houses separately

3 The Supreme power to admit


Soviet has the exclusive
new Republics into the Soviet Union and to create new Auto-
nomous Republics Autonomous Regions and National Aieas
It IS also the sole authority to confirm alteration of boun-
daries between Union Republics

4 The Supieme Soviet is entrusted with the function of


approving the consolidated state Budget of the Union and
reporting on its and the distribution of financial
fulfilment
lesouices between the union and the units It has also to

supervise foreign trade and to determine the national econo-

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