Governments of the Middle East

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?

• Autocracy (Absolute Monarchy)

• Presidental Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Oligarchy

What type of democracy does Israel have?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Autocracy

What type of government does Turkey have?

• Oligarchy

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

This country recently changed their form of government to a presidential democracy. Their President leads the executive branch while the parliament (legislature) makes all the laws for the country. What country is this?

• Syria

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

This country has a Prime Minister as their head of government. He works with their parliament to make laws. Which country is this?

• Syria

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

This country has a king. The king has a legislature, but he has all the power to make laws and decisions and rarely listens to his legislature. Which country is this?

• Syria

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

A form of government in which a king has total authority over the government; title is inherited.

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Oligarchy

A form of government where citizens directly elect the head of government.

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Oligarchy

A form of government in which a ruler has absolute power; the citizens do not possess the right to choose their own leaders.

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Communism

• Autocracy

The people elect members of parliament, members of parliament elect the head of government.

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Autocracy