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The russian federation was set up  by the constitution of 1993.   politically it is a presidential (or a constitutional) republic.  the head of state is t he  president .  his functions are to  control all  the three branches of power. the president is commander-in-chief of the armed  forces, he makes treaties and enforces laws, appoints the prime minister, cabinet  members and key judges.  there are three branches of power:   legislative, executive and judicial.    the federal assembly consists of the federation council (upper house)  and the state duma (lower house).  the state duma is elected by popular vote for a four-year period.  the federation council is formed of the heads of the regions. the legislative power  is  vested in the federal assembly. the executive power belongs to the government.the judicial power  is represented  by the constitutional court, the supreme court and regional courts.