45: compare and contrast various forms of government in Southwest Asia

Is Israel an autocracy or democracy?

• autocracy

• democracy

Do the citizens of Saudi Arabia have freedom of speech?

• yes

• no

If the citizen participation in a country is labeled as autocratic then?

• the central government has all power

• one person has total control of the country

• citizens get to vote

• one group has total control of a country

What is the role of the citizens in Israel's government?

• they have no role

• they elect the president and Knesset (parliament)

• the vote for local councils

• they elect the Knesset (parliament)

What type of government does Iran have?

• Islamic republic

• parliamentary democracy

• theocracy

• presidential democracy

What type of government does Turkey have?

• Islamic republic

• parliamentary democracy

• federal republic

• presidential democracy

What type of government does Israel have?

• theocracy

• constitutional monarchy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?

• parliamentary democracy

• autocratic monarchy

• theocracy

• presidential democracy

What do the governments of Turkey, Israel, and Iran all have in common?

• the citizens all get to elect the president of their country

• the citizens get to elect leaders in their government

• the citizens all get to elect their king

• the citizens all get to elect the prime minister

What do the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran have in common?

• the citizens must follow sharia law

• they are democratic governments

• they both have prime ministers

• the citizens get to elect the president