The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (Russian: Верховный Совет СССР, Verkhóvnyj Sovét SSSR) was the Supreme Soviet (highest legislative body) in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. It elected the Presidium, formed the Council of Ministers, the Supreme Court, and appointed the Procurator General of the USSR.
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