The term "constitution" is translated from Latin as "device" or "establishment". It is she who is the main law of a non-authoritarian state, in accordance with which and on which presidents take the oath, taking office. In Russia, as in many other countries, the constitution was adopted by the decision of the constituent assembly.
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In the material sense, this document is a set of certain legal norms that determine the course of work of the highest bodies of the state. They also form the order and course of functioning, mutual relations and competence, as well as the fundamental positions of citizens in relation to state power. The legal field also separates two constitutional concepts - legal and factual. The first is a set of legal norms governing a certain range of relations within society, and the second is a really existing relationship.
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The Constitution also differs from other laws in force in the state in the following principles - it has the highest legal force, enshrines the provisions of the current state system, determines the fundamental rights and freedoms in the country, as well as the form of the state itself and the highest authorities. There are also the following differences - the constitution is characterized by greater stability and less variability, it is the basis for the rest of the legislation, it is distinguished by a special procedure for adoption and the complexity of changes.
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In the state, several functions are assigned to the adopted constitution. The constituent is a reflection of changes in social life and is the political and legal basis for the development of this society. The organizational structure consolidates the already achieved results of the state structure and sets new tasks for it. Foreign policy regulates the political life of the country, and the ideological one is enshrined in the document and promotes a certain political doctrine as dominating over the rest (this was the case, for example, in the USSR).
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The Constitution of the Russian Federation was adopted on December 12, 1993 as a result of a popular vote, and entered into force on December 25 of the same year. As a result, the previous Congress of People's Deputies of Russia was abolished and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation began to operate, which consists of the Council of Federations with two representatives from each state entity and from the State Duma, whose members are elected by popular vote. The Constitution of the Russian Federation is the glue of the state system of the country, which determines state rights and freedoms, the form of statehood and the actions of the highest bodies of executive power. The President of Russia is considered to have officially taken office only after taking an official oath to the Constitution.
