The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (Russian: Верхо́вный Сове́т СССР, Verkhóvnyj Sovét SSSR) was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. It elected The Soviet National Praesidium, formed from it's ranks the Council of Ministers, formed also from it's ranks the Supreme Court and appointed the Procurator General of the Soviet Union.