Southwest Asia Government Flashcard

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Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an autocracy?

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the ruler

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Which Southwest Asian country is an autocracy? Options: Iraq, Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia

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Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in
an autocracy or an oligarchy?

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The voters get to choose the people who make the laws.

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Which Southwest Asian country has a democratic system of government?

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Israel

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Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the
laws in a parliamentary system of government?

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legislative

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The leader of a parliamentary system is often called the

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prime minister

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The leader of a parliamentary system is chosen by: the monarch or king., a popular vote of the people., a decision by the national courts., the political party with the most representatives in the legislature.

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the political party with the most representatives in the legislature.

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The Israeli parliament is called the

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Knesset

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I get to choose members of the legislature and then those individuals choose their leader from among themselves. What type of government does my country have?

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Parliamentary Democracy

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Israel holds elections where the citizens select the members of the legislature. Allowing citizens to participate in government in this way is MOST like which form of government?

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Democracy