SS7CG3a: Government in Saudi Arabia

SS7CG3a: Government in Saudi Arabia

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Multiple Choice

Saudi Arabian laws are based on the laws of _______.

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

Multiple Choice

Saudi Arabia's national government is __________.

• an autocracy

• a democracy

• an oligarchy

Multiple Choice

Saudi Arabia's national government is led by the ________.

• president

• king

• emperor

• prime minister

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes Saudi Arabia's political system?

• The monarch controls all political decisions in the country.

• Many parties compete with each other for power.

• Many parties take turns holding all political power.

• The monarch remains in power because the people elect him every 4 years.

Multiple Select

Which facts about Saudi Arabia's government characterize it as undemocratic?

• Saudi Arabia's central government and lower governments are part of the same system.

• There are no political parties.

• Saudi Arabia has a judicial and legislative branch.

• Saudi Arabia's top leader, the king, is not directly elected by the citizens.

• Many government officials are appointed, not elected.

Multiple Choice

Saudia Arabia is an autocracy, where one ruler holds power and the citizens have ________ role in the government.

• an important

• very little

Multiple Choice

Most officials in Saudi Arabia's government are __________.

• elected by the citizens

• appointed by the king

Multiple Choice

Citizens in Saudi Arabia have _________ rights and freedoms.

• many

• few

Multiple Choice

Citizens in Saudi Arabia ___________ vote for leaders in Saudi Arabia's national government.

• can

• cannot

Multiple Choice

Saudi Arabia ________ guarantee freedom of speech and freedom of press for its citizens.

• does

• does not

Open Ended

What changes to citizens' rights and freedoms is Saudi Arabia making, and why?

Open Ended

Is Saudi Arabia's government still best classified as autocratic (vs. democratic)? Why or why not?