Southwest Asian Government Participation Quiz

In which Southwest Asian nation is citizen participation in government the highest?

• Iran

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• Syria

In Saudi Arabia, the head of government

• is selected by a small group of Islamic leaders.

• must agree to share power with the legislature.

• must be a direct descendant of the previous head of government.

• is a ceremonial position, as religious leaders actually rule the country.

Which statement BEST illustrates the primary roles of citizens in Israel and Saudi Arabia?

• Israel - to vote for parliament; Saudi Arabia - to obey the leader

• Israel - to obey the leader; Saudi Arabia - to choose the president

• Israel - to elect the prime minister; Saudi Arabia - to vote for parliament

• Israel - to choose the president; Saudi Arabia - to elect the prime minister

Which is true of citizen participation in government in democratic countries such as Israel and Turkey?

• Citizens write and vote on all new laws.

• Citizens choose others to represent them.

• Very few citizens have a say in government.

• One citizen has all the governmental power.

Use the list to answer the question. - Power is concentrated in the national government. - Regional governments enforce the national government's policies. - The prime minister is the head of government and exercises executive power. - The president is the head of state, but it is largely a ceremonial role. - Men and women over eighteen years old are eligible to vote. - Citizens elect members of the national legislature. Which system of government is described above?

• the theocracy in Iran

• the monarchy in Saudi Arabia

• the presidential democracy in the United States

• the parliamentary democracy in Israel

In a presidential democracy, the head of government is a part of what branch of government?

• the executive branch

• the judicial branch

• the legislative branch

• the military branch

In Israel, voters elect representatives to the legislature, and the representatives choose the head of the government. What type of government does Israel have?

• theocratic autocracy

• presidential democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• parliamentary democracy

Read the text. Then answer the question that follows. During national elections, the people of Country Y vote on a number of important issues. They vote for the candidate they think should be the chief executive, their representatives in the national legislature, and for leaders of their local governments. The chief executive is independent of the legislature, though he or she must work with the legislature to provide effective leadership. Based on this information, what type of government does Country Y have?

• a theocracy

• an autocracy

• a presidential democracy

• a parliamentary democracy

What is one key difference between parliamentary and presidential democracies?

• Citizens elect the chief executive in presidential democracies. Legislators elect the chief executive in parliamentary democracies.

• Citizens elect the chief executive in parliamentary democracies. Legislators elect the chief executive in presidential democracies.

• In presidential democracies, citizens play no role in selecting their nation's leaders. In parliamentary democracies, all leaders are elected by citizens.

• In parliamentary democracies, citizens play no role in selecting their nation's leaders. In presidential democracies, all leaders are elected by citizens.

In the modern world, the two main forms of democracies are

• apartheid and confederal democracies.

• presidential and confederal democracies.

• apartheid and parliamentary democracies.

• presidential and parliamentary democracies.