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Governments of Southwest Asia / Middle East

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of government does Israel have?

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Theocracy

2.

Who is the head of government in Israel?

a)

Knesset

b)

President

c)

The king

d)

Prime Minister

3.

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?

a)

Republic

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Theocracy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

4.

Who is the head of Saudi Arabia's government

a)

The King

b)

President

c)

The Queen

d)

Government

5.

What type of government does turkey currently have?

a)

Democratic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Presidential Democracy

6.

who is the head of government in turkey?

a)

citizens

b)

president

c)

parliament

d)

prime minster

7.

how is the president chosen in turkey?

a)

Citizens directly elect the president.

b)

chosen by the members of the knesset

c)

by the president

d)

Hereditary; passed down to males in al-Saud family

8.

Israel and turkey are both democracies

a)

True

b)

False

9.

monarchy's rule until they die or stepped down.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The legislative branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government.

a)

False

b)

True

11.
Their system is similar to the United States in terms of citizen participation and power
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Iran
c)
Israel
12.
I'm living in a country where my religious leaders take an active role in government.  Regardless of what faith you practice you must follow religious laws.  What type of government is this?
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
13.
In my country we choose our leaders in elections.  Those people who are selected to serve leave office at the end of their designated term of office.
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Monarchy
14.
I'm allowed to vote in my country, but it really doesn't matter because there is no constitution granting me rights.  The king can decide what he wants to do.  I live in a ___?
a)
Democracy
b)
Theogracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Monarchy
15.
I get to choose members of the legislature and then those individuals choose their leader from among themselves.  What type of government does my country have?
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy 
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Autocracy
16.

What type of law does Saudi Arabia follow?

a)

parliament

b)

government

c)

Sharia law

d)

law

17.
A ______ is a government where citizens hold political power.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
18.
An ______ is a government where one person has all the power.
a)
democracy
b)
autocracy
19.
A ______ is when a king or queen rules the country.
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
20.
A system where the executive is independent of the legislature and does not make the laws. 
a)
presidential
b)
parliamentary
21.

Type of government where 1 person possesses unlimited power & citizens have limited role in government

a)

Democracy

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Autocracy

d)

Presidential

22.

Type of government where power is vested in the people & exercised by them through a system of elected representatives

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Presidential

23.

Type of government where citizens elect members of Parliament, and then the members select the leader

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Presidential

24.

Type of government where the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature; citizens directly elect leader - leader works separate from legislature

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Presidential

25.

Turkey and Israel both have ______________ whose citizens play a key role in choosing the government leaders.

a)

Autocratic governments

b)

Democratic governments

c)

Parliamentary governments

d)

Presidential governments

26.

For the most part, democracy has been slow to develop in SW Asia & many countries have ________________ governments.

a)

Presidential

b)

Bi-Cameral

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Autocratic

27.

Saudi Arabia has a _______________ form of government where the King holds complete power and citizens have little say.

a)

Autocratic

b)

Democratic

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Presidential

28.

Israel has a _________ __________ who is the chief executive of the government with the most political power.

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Crown Prince

c)

Autocratic King

d)

Powerful President

29.

In Israel, the ___________ as the head of state has very little political power and is mostly ceremonial in nature

a)

King

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Crown Prince

d)

President

30.

In _______________ the King serves as both the head of government and head of state.

a)

Israel

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

d)

Iran

31.

In Turkey, the __________ is called the Grand National Assembly

a)

Congress

b)

Knesset

c)

Parliament

d)

General Assembly

32.

Turkey's Grand National Assembly is a ____________ governing body whose members are elected by citizens age 18 or older

a)

Bicameral (two body)

b)

Unicameral (one body)

c)

Tricameral (three body)

d)

None of the above

33.

In Saudi Arabia, most government officials are _____________

a)

Relatives of the King

b)

Foreign born

c)

Elected by the citizens

d)

Appointed by a special council

34.

Saudi Arabia is governed according to

a)

Islamic Law (Shari'a)

b)

Jewish Law (Halaka)

c)

National laws similar to the United States

d)

National laws as directed by the Arab League

35.

There is/are no _____________ in Saudi Arabia.

a)

Legislative bodies

b)

Elections

c)

Political parties

d)

Police

36.
In a presidential system of government, how is the leader chosen?
a)
By political party with the most members in the legislature
b)
By the national court system
c)
By a majority vote of the legislature
d)
In a vote by the citizens
37.
What is true about a Theocracy?
a)
Government sees God as the supreme leader
b)
Government allows people to choose their leaders
c)
Only religious leaders are allowed to vote
d)
Government with a king as the leader
38.
Which BEST describes the government of Saudi Arabia
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Theocracy
39.

Who is the most powerful elected official in Iran?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Supreme leader

d)

Head of Parliament

40.
Why is Iran sometimes called a theocratic republic?
a)
The people of Iran have no say in choosing their government leaders.
b)
The government is led by an elected parliament and powerful religious leaders.
c)
Religious leaders make all of the country's laws.
d)
Religious leaders decide who can vote.
41.
The Israeli parliament is called the:
a)
House of Representatives
b)
National Assembly
c)
Knesset
d)
Senate
42.

Who is allowed to vote in Israeli elections?

a)

Only men

b)

Only women

c)

All citizens over the age of 16

d)

All citizens over the age of 18

43.
What is an Ayatalloh?
a)
An Islamic religious leader
b)
A Jewish religious leader
c)
Christian religious leader
d)
A Provincial governor
44.

This country has recently transitioned from a parliamentary democracy to a presidential one.

a)

Turkey

b)

Iran

c)

Israel

d)

Saudi Arabia

45.

This country has a parliamentary democracy since its creation in 1948.

a)

Israel

b)

Iran

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

46.

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

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Confederation

47.

Name of the family that has ruled Saudi Arabia since 1932.

a)

Al-Saud

b)

Al-Arabia

48.

Who is Head of Government in Saudi Arabia?

a)

The Prime Minister

b)

The President

c)

The King

49.

Who can vote in Saudi Arabia?

a)

Anyone age 18 or older

b)

Anyone age 21 or older

c)

Men 21 and older

d)

Men 18 and older

50.

In which country does the supreme power lie in the hands of the religious leader known as the Ayatollah

a)

Iran

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

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