Subdivisions of this organization included two "Councils of Elders," extra constitutional bodies whose responsibilities inclu
Subdivisions of this organization included two "Councils of Elders," extra constitutional bodies whose responsibilities included the formation of legislative commissions. Convened eleven times during its existence, this legislative body had an upper house called the Council of Nationalities and its responsibilities included the appointment of the Council of Ministers as well as the choosing of the Presidium from among its members. Propaganda often touted the working-class representation in this body, as well as its greater representation of women relative to Western legislatures, and approximately 18 percent of this body's members were also members of the Communist Party. Ending its existence when it was converted into the Congress of People's Deputies in 1989 during perestroika, for 10 points, identify this legislative body which was nominally responsible for making law in the USSR.
Subdivisions of this organization included two "Councils of Elders," extra constitutional bodies whose responsibilities included the formation of legislative commissions.
Supreme Soviet or Verkhniy Soviet