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

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

The citizens of Israel have more influence over the election of their leader than the citizens of Saudi Arabia do. Why is that?

• Israel actually does not have a leader so in reality the citizens cannot influence the government at all.
• The citizens of Israel elect the legislature, who then elects the prime minister, while in Saudi Arabia the monarch is decided through the royal bloodline.
• Israel is a monarchy, and the only election in which citizens are allowed to participate is for the prime minister, while in Saudi Arabia, all major officials are elected.
• In Saudi Arabia the leader is chosen through a parliamentary democracy, and in Israel the prime minister is chosen by the popular vote by selected citizens.

In which form of government are the citizens most likely to directly participate?

• theocracy
• oligarchy
• democracy
• monarchy