APC - Iran

88 man organization of clerics elected directly by the people. Responsible for selecting and/or removing the Supreme Leader.

• Majiles
• People of the Book
• Assembly of Experts

• Guardian Council

A government ruled by religion; religious leaders are the head of the nation-state; rule on the grounds that they are the only interpreters of God's will and law.

• Theocracy
• Liberal Democracy
• Illiberal Democracy
• Authoritarian Goverment

Highest ranking position in Iran, a position created in the constitution as the highest ranking political and religious authority of the nation.

• President

• Head Cleric

• Minister of Justice

• Supreme Leader

What is not true of Iran's legislature?

• It can be vetoed by the Guardian Council.

• It is unicameral.

• It can be vetoed by the Supreme Leader.

• It can be vetoed by the Expediency Council.

A country that obtains much of its revenue from the export of oil or other natural resources.

• Rentier State
• Import Substitution State
• Subsidized State
• Globalized State

This is the most powerful theological body in Iran. It consists of 12 members 6 clerics appointed by the Supreme Leader and 6 judges appointed by the Majils. The importance of them is they have to approve all candidates and all legislation.

• Assembly of Experts

• Jurist's Guardianship
• Guardian Council
• Supreme Leader

Reformers and conservatives in Iran would be MOST likely to agree with one another regarding 

• the relative power of the Majles to other bodies of government
• the degree of secularization that should be allowed in Iranian society
• the importance of sharia as a governing principal 
• the importance of popular input into government decisions 

The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei have both held the position of 

• President
• leader of the assembly of Religion Experts
• Head of the Expediency Council  
• Supreme Leader

Which of the following is a true democratic characteristics of Iranian government? 

• The supreme leader is elected directly by the people.
• The Assembly of Experts is directly elected.

• Judges may be removed from their posts through a popular referendum. 
• The Majles upholds its responsibility to shari'a. 

Which of the following bodies has the authority to ban candidates from running for public officer?

• Guardian Council
• Expediency Council 
• Supreme Court
• Assembly of Religious Experts