Middle East government

How is the executive branch chosen in a presidential democracy?

• The military appoints the head of government

• The prime minister elects the executive

• The citizens elect the executive branch

• The legislative branch elects the executive branch

Which country has an autocratic government?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Israel

How do citizens of a parliamentary democracy participate in the government?

• Citizens DIRECTLY elect the executive and legislative branches

• Citizens DIRECTLY elect only the legislative branch

• Citizens do not vote

• Citizens INDIRECTLY elect the legislative

What is one difference between Parliamentary and Presidential democracies?

• Citizens elect the executive branch in presidential. Legislators elect the executive branch in parliamentary.

• Citizens elect the executive branch in parliamentary. Legislators elect the executive branch in presidential.

• Citizens play no role in electing the executive branch in parliamentary or presidential

• Citizens play no role in electing the executive branch in presidential and citizens elect the leader of the executive branch in parliamentary

Which of the following statements explains the role of the citizen in an autocracy?

• Citizens can vote

• Citizen can vote and run for office

• Citizens do not have the power to vote for officials at any level of government

• Citizens can run for office, but can't vote for their leaders

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?

• presidential democracy

• Islamic Republic

• parliamentary democracy

• absolute monarchy

What type of government does Israel have?

• presidential democracy

• Islamic Republic

• parliamentary democracy

• absolute monarchy

What type of government does Iran have?

• presidential democracy

• Theocracy Islamic Republic

• parliamentary democracy

• absolute monarchy

Which title would describe the list?

-Single person with unlimited power

• - Example: Dictatorship

• - Example: Absolute Monarchy

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• theocracy

Which statement is true of both Turkey and Israel?

• They are both autocracies

• They are both parliamentary democracies

• They are both presidential democracies

• They are both democracies