SW Asia Gov't and Economics Unit Assessment

What are the three Basic questions of economics?

• What to produce, How to Produce, For Whom to produce

• What to produce, When to produce, How to produce

• How to produce, When to produce, Where to produce

Who answers the basic economic questions in a command economy?

• The Government

• The Producer

• Families of Four

Who answers the basic questions of economics in a Market economy?

• Producers and Consumers

• The Government

• Entrepreneurs

What are Capital Goods?

• Machines, Factories, Technology

• Teachers, Doctors, Lawyers

What type of economic system does Turkey have?

• Command Economy

• Market economy

• Mixed Market Economy

• Mixed Command Economy

What type of economic system do most democratic countries have?

• Mixed

• Market

• Command

• Traditional

What is the economic system present in Saudi Arabia?

• Mixed Economy

• Market Economy

• Command Economy

• Traditional

In Saudi Arabia, the head of government

• s selected by a small group of Islamic leaders.

• must agree to share power with the legislature.

• must be a direct descendant of the previous head of government.

• is a ceremonial position, as religious leaders actually rule the country.

Structures of National GovernmentsIsraelSaudi ArabiaIranIsrael is a parliamentary democracy. The people vote for the legislature, which is called the Knesset. Members of the Knesset select a prime minister, who heads the government. The Knesset also selects the president, which is mostly a ceremonial position.In Saudi Arabia the king inherits his position, and his power is limited only by Islamic law. There are no official political parties in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi legislature is called the Consultative Council; the king chooses two-thirds of its members, the other third are elected by Saudi voters. However, the legislature is an advisory council to the king and cannot make laws.

Iran has a system of government in which religious leaders rule in the name of Allah. An Ayatollah, or Supreme Leader, is chief of state and holds ultimate political power. He is appointed by the Assembly of Experts. The Iranian people elect the Assembly of Experts, as well as the president and the legislature, which is called the Consultative Assembly. The Supreme Leader can remove the president at any time.

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• both Israel and Iran

• both Saudi Arabia and Iran

Which nation is the world's largest producer of petroleum in the OPEC Circle?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• Turkey

• United States