Since 1993, Russia's government has become more ___________

How many members of the House of Representatives are there?

a. 535 b. 400 c. 325 d. 435

The 2004 law banning the wearing of the hidjab (headscarf) in public schools

a. was a rare example of a bill not sponsored by the government becoming law. b. was a response to a terrorist attack. c. was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Council. d. could be seen as illustrative of the exclusionary aspects of the republican model of French national identity. e. was a concession to the Front National.