Middle East Government Review

A form of government in which voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body, which then chooses the leader; head of gov't is a part of the legislative branch?

• Parliamentary Democracy
• Presidential Democracy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy

In a presidential system of government, how is a president chosen?

• by a decision of the national courts
• by a majority vote of the legislature
• in a separate vote from the one that chooses the legislature
• by the political party with the most representatives in the legislature

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is best described as a 

• republic
• monarchy
• theocracy
• democracy

Which Southwest Asian country has a democratic system of government?

• Iran
• Israel
• Kuwait
• Saudi Arabia

Which statement correctly compares autocratic and democratic governments?

• Citizens can participate more in democratic governments.
• The government has less power in autocratic governments.
• Citizens can participate more in autocratic governments.
• Autocratic and democratic governments are the same

The leader of a parliamentary system is often called the

• king 
• president
• governor
• prime minister

Which Southwest Asian country is most like an autocracy?

• Iraq
• Israel
• Turkey
• Saudi Arabia

In which country do citizens have the most political freedom?

• Israel
• Iran
• Saudi Arabia
• Egypt

Which describes a government that distributes power under a unitary system?

• There is a central authority that makes all major decisions.
• The citizens of the country elect leaders at multiple levels that make decisions.
• A group of separate countries or regions agree to join together for specific purposes.
• Two or more countries form an alliance to make decisions.

The primary difference between presidential and parliamentary governmental systems is that in a parliamentary system the chief executive is chosen by the 

• courts
• president
• people 
• legislature