Southwest Asia Government Comparison Quiz

A system of government in which the leader is elected by the citizens and is constitutionally independent of the legislature. 

• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Parliamentary democracy
• Presidential democracy

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

• A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.

• A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.

• A Prime Minister has more power than a President.

• A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.

What kind of government has the MOST citizen participation? 

• Democratic
• Autocratic
• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

In a parliamentary system, who is the head of government?

• Prime Minister

• President

• Monarch

• Dictator

Government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little, if any, role in the government. 

• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Big Government

What country in Southwest Asia calls its lawmaking building the Knesset?

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Iran

Which country is an autocratic monarchy in Southwest Asia?

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• Iraq

• Israel

Which country is a presidential democracy in Southwest Asia?

• Israel

• Turkey

• Syria

• Saudi Arabia

Which of these countries is a parliamentary democracy?

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• Israel

Which two countries are democracies? (Choose two)

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Iran

• Turkey