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Which of the following are directly elected by Iranian voters?

• presentatives to the Majles, the president, and members of the Assembly of Religious Experts
• the Guardian Council, the supreme leader, and representatives to the Majles
• the Expediency Council, the president, and the Guardian Council
• members of the Assembly of Religious Experts, the Expediency Council, and the Supreme Leader
• the president, representatives to the Majles, and the Guardian Council

Which of the following is the best description of the Iranian party system?

• Iran has a stable one-party system.
• Iran has a relatively new two-party system.
• Iran's party system is factionalized and parties are fluid and weak.
• One party has dominated Iranian politics in recent years, but other parties are becoming more competitive
• Iran has a multi-party system, but most parties have been around for several decades

In order to win the election, a presidential candidate must win at least 50% of the total popular vote in

• China and Iran
• Britain and Mexico
• Iran and Mexico
• China and Russia
• Iran and Russia

Since 1989, one ofthe few checks on the supreme leader's power is the right of the

• president to call for a vote of confidence in the Supreme Leader
• Assembly of Religious Experts to remove him from office
• Guardian Council to overturn the supreme leader's political decisions
• Supreme Court to declare his actions unconstitutional
• Expediency Council to side with the Majles in disputes between the executive and legislative branches

In contrast to the queen of England, the supreme leader of Iran

• is not a head of state
• is not a figurehead
• has no authority over the head of government
• is not bound to follow any traditional principles
• is directly elected by the people

The two most important policymaking bodies in Iran are the

• Majles and the Expediency Council
• Expediency Council and the Assembly of Religious Experts
• Assembly of Religious Experts and the Guardian Council
• Guardian Council and the Majles
• The president's cabinet and the bureaucracy

The highest official representing democratic principles in Iran is

• esident
• supreme leader
• chairman of the Assembly of Religious Experts
• chairman of the Guardian Council
• leader ofthe Majles

In contrast to political systems in Britain, Russia, and Mexico, the political system in Iran has a

• directly elected president
• Supreme Court
• unicameral legislature
• plurality electoral system
• military with little policymaking power

Which of the following is the most important reason that reformists control of the Majles after the 2004 elections?

• The reformists splintered into different political parties; the conservatives were united in one party.
• Reformists were blamed for economic problems, espectially falling oil prices.
• Reformists refused to continue the welfare programs that conservatives had created.
• Reformists were blamed for disruptive political demonstrations that had little public support.
• The Guardian Council banned thousands of reformist candidates from running

Members of which of the following governing bodies in Iran must be clerics?

• Guardian Council
• Assembly of Religious Experts
• Expediency Council
• Majles
• president's cabinet