Which principle did the 1918 RSFSR Constitution emphasize in governance?

• A. The leading role of the Soviets in governance.
• B. A constitutional monarchy with a king.
• C. Strong parliamentary sovereignty with a multi-party system.
• D. A capitalist framework with private land ownership.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how the 1918 RSFSR Constitution organized political power around the soviet system. It made the Soviets the supreme organs of state authority, with the All-Russian Congress of Soviets as the highest body and the Central Executive Committee serving between sessions. The government was run by the Council of People’s Commissars, all of which embodies the dictatorship of the proletariat and the principle that governance flows from workers’ and peasants’ soviets rather than a monarch or a multi-party parliamentary structure. This is why the leading role of the Soviets in governance is the defining feature of that constitutional arrangement.

The other possibilities don’t fit the framework: a constitutional monarchy rejects the idea of workers’ soviet rule and a king; a strong parliamentary sovereignty with a multi-party system contradicts the one-party, soviet-based governance model; and a capitalist system with private land ownership runs counter to the socialist foundations and state ownership emphasized in the constitution.