Middle East Government and Economics

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The leader of Saudi Arabia holds the title of

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king

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The citizens of Israel have more influence over the election of their leader than the citizens of Saudi Arabia do. Why is this?

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The citizens of Israel elect the legislature, who then elects the prime minister, while in Saudi Arabia the monarch is decided through the royal bloodline.

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Recently the country of Turkey has changed their form of government from a ___________ to a _________________. Which has increased citizen participation.

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Parliamentary Democracy; Presidential Democracy

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which country do citizens have the most political freedom? Options: Israel, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

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Israel

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What system of government does a country use if legislators vote to choose the head of state?

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Parliamentary Democracy

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Turkey and Saudi Arabia have which of the following things in common? democratic forms of government, citizens participate in free and fair elections, a parliament that makes laws and policies for the nation, citizens’ freedoms are limited in both

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citizens’ freedoms are limited in both

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In a Parliamentary Democracy, unlike a presidential system, the head of government is connected to which branch?

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Legislative

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Which of the following do presidential democracies and parliamentary democracies have in common?
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both have oligarchic participation,
both have a prime minister chosen by all the citizens,
both have democratic elections by citizens who can all vote,
both have only autocratic citizen participation at the national level

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both have democratic elections by citizens who can all vote

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A type of democratic government where the leader is chosen in a separate election from the legislature is

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Presidential

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A prime minister is usually the leader of the government in this system.

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parliamentary