Study guide southwest Asia (Middle East)

How is the Chief Executive elected in a Parliamentary Democracy?

• Citizens do not have any rights in a Parliamentary Democracy

• Citizens elect the Legislature and then the Legislature selects the Chief Executive

• Citizens elect the Chief Executive directly

• Citizens elect both the Legislature and the Chief Executive

How is the Chief Executive elected in a Presidential Democracy?

• Citizens do not have any rights in a Presidential Democracy

• Citizens elect the Legislature and then the Legislature selects the Chief Executive

• Citizens can only vote for low government positions in a Presidential Democracy

• Citizens elect the Chief Executive directly

What is the definition of unicameral:

• a legislature that has 2 governing chambers

• a legislature that has 1 governing chamber

• a country that does not have a legislature

• a country where the legislature has no power

Marco lives in a country where he enjoys many personal rights and freedoms. One of those freedoms is that he can vote for the leader of his country. What country does Marco live in?

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Turkey

• Iran

Which statement describes an autocratic government?

• Citizens have little to no say in their government

• There are a lot of political parties within the Legislature

• Citizens can vote and enjoy many personal freedoms

• None of the above

Who is the head of state in a Parliamentary Democracy?

• The President

• Prime Minister

• The Monarch

Which is NOT descriptive of a Parliamentary System?

• Executive branch can get voted out by the Legislative at any time

• Parties have to come together to get a Majority

• Prime Minister must have government experience

• Prime Minister is voted on by the people

there is only one political party

• communist

• democratic

Which form of government system is not inherited, but usually acquired by force and in which

people are prevented from voicing their opinions?

• dictatorship

• autocracy

• theocracy

• oligarchy

After World War I which countries were given the right to divide the Ottoman Empire (land that we know now of as SW Asia?)

• France & Germany

• Great Britain & Germany

• Germany & Russia

• Great Britain & France