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Who is the current president of Iran?
Who is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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How long is the Supreme Leaders term?
for life
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All judges must have this qualification.
Cleric
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How many members are in the Guardian Council?
12
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What are the main two parties in Iran?
Conservatives and Reformists
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What is the name of Iran's Legislative Branch?
The Majles
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Who is the current Supreme Leader?
Ayatollah Khamenei
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The head of the Judiciary is appointed by who?
the Supreme Leader
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What are the two groups that make up the Guardian Council?
clerics and lawyers
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What is the main ethnicity and language in Iran?
Persian (Farsi)
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How many years is one presidential term?
4 years
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Who was the first Supreme Leader?
Ayatollah Ali Khomenie
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What is the length of a judge's term?
5 years
300

Can veto legislation if...

it violates sharia law or the constitution

300
When was the Iranian Revolution?
1979
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What type of laws do the legislative branch pass?

Qanun

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Group that selects, monitors, and can dismiss the Supreme Leader
Assembly of Experts
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What are the two different kinds of laws in Iran?
Sharia and Qanun
400
What is the length of a term?
6 years
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This secretive political institution helps settle disputes between the Guardian Council and the Majiles.
Expediency Council
500

Can recommend the removal of the President?

the Majles

500
What year did the current supreme leader take over?
1989
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This man nominates the other six members of the Guardian Council, whom the Majles must then confirm

Chief Justice/Head of the Judicial System

500

What three institutions have a say in the membership of the Guardian Council?

Supreme Leader, Chief Justice of the Judicial System, and the Majles

500
How long did the Iranian hostage situation last in 1979?
444 days