Middle East Government + Economic Systems Review

Elections are held in the Islamic Republic of Iran. However, the real political power is held by the Islamic religious leaders which means that the government is actually ______________.

• autocratic
• democratic
• republic
• theocratic

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

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