SW Asia Governments plus

In what type of government would you experience the least amount of citizen participation?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

How does the leader come to power in Saudi Arabia?

• He inherits power through birth.

• He is selected by a small group of Islamic leaders.

• He has a ceremonial position but no real authority.

• He is selected from the legislature.

Which country is an autocracy with a single ruler inheriting power?

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Turkey

Which country is the list referring to?

• president is current head of state

• prime minister is current head of government

• president is from the legislature

• president nominates prime minister

• prime minister is approved by vote of confidence from legislature

• Turkey

• Israel

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

Israel elects the legislature and they select the prime minister. This makes Israel what type of government?

• Theocratic Republic

• Autocratic Monarchy

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

What is ‘anti-Semitism’?

• discrimination against Arabs

• discrimination against Kurds

• discrimination against Jews

• discrimination against Nazis

In what year was the new state of Israel created?

• 1930

• 1948

• 1991

• 1897

What adjectives best describe the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

• Cold and Windy

• Warm and Dry

• Warm and Humid

• Hot and Arid

The international movement for the establishment of a Jewish national homeland is known as what?

• Nationalism

• Zionism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

The scattering of Jewish people throughout the world was called?

• Diaspora

• Replacement

• Scattering

• Displacement