Russia

- federal presidential republic
- leader is the Vladimir Putin
- leader is Dmitry Medvedev
- 1991 changed to the present form of government
- Putin was president from 2000 - 2008
- took office gain in may, 2012
- Dmitry Medvedev was the 10th prime minister
- president from 2008 - 2012
- ensure the implementation of a uniform state policy in the areas of culture, science, education, heath      protection, social security and ecology
- to ensure the country's defense, state security, and the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation
- overthrow the leader
- assassination
- start a revolution
- impeachment
- protest
- vote a third party candidate


Syria

- Republic
- leader Bashar al Assad
- been leader for 14 years
- elections are rigged
- been elected twice
- was unopposed in the first term
- received 97% vote
- uses violence to solve all of his problems
- russia supplies Bashar al Assad with what he needs to use violence

Japan

- has a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
- prime minester Shinzo Abe
- emperor of japan is Akihito
- acceded to the throne in 1989
- re elected in december 2012
- all men and women who have reached the age of 20 have the right to vote