General Structure
What type of legislature is Parliament?
a.) unicameral
b.) bicameral
c.) tricameral
a.) unicameral
Parliament consists of 290 members
Supervising general policies, being the commander in chief of the army, controlling security, having the power to declare war and peace, and the ability to appoint members of the judiciary, TV and radio, and half of the Council of Guardians are jobs of what role?
a.) The Supreme Leader
b.) The Assembly of Experts
c.) The President
a.) The Supreme Leader
Who is the most powerful person in Iran's government?
a.) The President
b.) The Supreme Leader
c.) The Council of Guardians
b.) Supreme Leader
Which parts of the military make up the armed forces?
a.) Supreme National Security Council and Ministry of intelligence and Security (MOIS)
b.) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Ministry of intelligence and Security (MOIS)
c.) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Regular Army
What is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Regular Army
Which important person in Iran just died?
a.) President Mohammad Mokhber
b.) President Ebrahim Raisi
c.) Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
b.) Ebrahim Raisi
He is the ex-president who died in a helicopter crash on May 19th
When was the Islamic Republic formed?
a.) 1979
b.) 1672
c.) 1819
It was formed after the Islamic Revolution
How often is the Supreme Leader elected?
a.) 2 years
b.) 4 years
c.) 8 years
c.) 8 years
__________________ is an influential overseeing body that examines laws that Parliament passes in relation to sharia or Islamic law
a.) The Council of Guardians
b.) The Assembly of Experts
c.) The Expediency Council
a.) The Council of Guardians
The Council of Guardians consists of 12 members:
6 are appointed by the Supreme Leader
6 are appointed by Parliament after being recommended by the head judiciary
Who controls the military?
a.) The President
b.) The Supreme Leader
c.) Parliament
b.) The Supreme Leader
Iran is the only country whose executive branch doesn't control the military
Who is the current President?
a.) Ebrahim Raisi
b.) Mohammad Mokhber
c.) Ali Khamenei
b.) Mohammad Mokhber
He was the vice president who replaced Ebrahim Raisi
How many representatives extend the Supreme Leader's sphere of power?
a.) 300
b.) 2000
c.) 50
b.) 2000
The Supreme Leader's representatives are at times more powerful than the president's ministers
True or False:
The Supreme Leader appoints people into Parliament
False
The Supreme Leader appoints people into the Council of Guardians. The Council of Guardians control the ballots
Settling disputes between Parliament and the Council of Guardians is a job for which part of government?
a.) Assembly of Experts
b.) The Expediency Council
c.) The President's Cabinet
b.) The Expediency Council
Currently it is very conservative and sides with the Council of Guardians the majority of the time
True or False:
In order to join the military in Iran, you must be committed to Islamic ideology
True
Who is the Supreme Leader?
a.) Alireza Arafi
b.) Ali Khamenei
c.) Ahmad Jannati
b.) Ali Khamenei
The Supreme Leader is elected every 8 years, however he chooses half of the Council of Guardians, who control who is in the Assembly of Experts. The Assembly of Experts elect the Supreme Leader and the cycle repeats