Iran: AP Comparative Government

People

100

The leader of the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei

200

The current Supreme Leader of Iran.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamanei

300

The current president of Iran

Masoud Pezeshkian

400

Last King of Iran before the Islamic Revolution.

Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi

500

Prime Minister of Iran who overthrew the Shah in 1953.

Mohammad Mossadegh

Institutions

100

The most powerful single political position within the Islamic Republic of Iran

The Supreme Leader

200

The legislative body of the Iranian Government

The Majles (Parliament)

300

This volunteer, paramilitary force is personally loyal to the Supreme Leader, and exercises considerable political influence in Iran.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Basij)

400

The body responsible for drafting the Constitution of the Islamic Republic and electing the Supreme Leader

Assembly of Experts.

500

The main purpose of the Expediency Discernment Council

Resolve disputes between the President, the Majles, the Guardian Council, and the Supreme Leader

Path to Power

100

The body that vets the Parliament and the Assembly of Experts

The Guardian Council

200

The body that has to approve candidates for eligibility to run for President or for Parliament

The Guardian Council

300

The three bodies that are directly elected by the people of Iran

The Majles (Parliament), the Assembly of Experts, and the President

400

The Body that appoints members to the Guardian Council

The Office of the Supreme Leader

500

The positions that are appointed by the President.

The Cabinet of Ministers (x2 points if you also mention the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council)

History

100

This 1979 event caused massive changes to Iranian society and government, leading to Iran becoming a theocracy.

The Iranian Revolution.

200

The name for Mohammad-Reza Shah's economic reforms

The White Revolution

300

Under this dynasty, Iran was divided into spheres of influence in which the British wielded power in the south, and Russia exercised influence in the north. 

The Qajar Dynasty

400

This event caused a revision of the Iranian Constitution, including the removal of the office of the Prime Minister

The Iran-Iraq War

500

Operation Ajax involved U.S. and British intelligence fomenting a coup de'tat after the Prime Minister attempted to do this.

Nationalize Iranian oil and natural resources.

Trivia

100

The variant of Islam practiced by roughly 90% of Iran's population.

Shia

200

These religious clerics and legal experts have an Arabic title that translates to "sign of God." 

Ayatollahs

300

The office that former Supreme Leader Khamenei held before his ascension to Supreme Leader.

The Presidency.

400

The correct pronunciation of the current Supreme Leader's name.

Mojtaba Hosseini-e Khamenei

500

The full title of the office of Supreme Leader

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran