Which of the Following Statements About the Russian Policy-Making Process

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Russian policy-making process is TRUE?

A) Whereas during the Yeltsin era, oligarchs were able to exert considerable influence, this has been reduced during the Putin-Medvedev era.
B) Whereas during the Yeltsin era, conflict between the president and the executive made policy-making contentious, under both Putin and Medvedev, the legislature has generally followed the executive's lead.
C) A persistent problem has involved the inefficacy of policy implementation.
D) Policy-making has largely been under the guidance of executive bodies with little input from societal groups or political parties.
E) All of the above statements are true.