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Types of Government
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100
The type of government in Saudi Arabia that is ruled by a king, and follows the religion of Islam.
What is an Islamic Absolute Monarchy?
100
The title of Iran's leader.
What is the Supreme Leader of Iran?
100
The name given for Israel's parliament (legislative branch).
What is the Knesset?
100
Most of power is in this government in the Unitary System.
What is the central government?
100
A monarchy and a dictatorship are two types of this.
What is an autocracy?
200
How a successor is chosen to take up the king's position.
What is heredity (bloodline)?
200
The type of government that Iran has.
What is a theocracy (Islamic Republic with a Presidential System)?
200
The type of government that Israel has which is similar to Great Britain's.
What is a Parliamentary Democracy?
200
Most of the power is in the hands of this in a confederation.
What is the local (state) governments?
200
The type of citizen participation in which a small group of people make the country's decisions.
What is an oligarchy?
300
Are there any freedoms or rights for the citizens?
What is NO?
300
The government is made of what type of law?
What is Islamic (Shari'ah) law?
300
The three leadership roles in the government of Israel.
What is a President, a Prime Minister, and a Head of State?
300
An example of a unitary government in the Middle East.
What is Saudi Arabia?
300
The two branches of this type of citizen participation where the "will of the people" will most likely be law.
What is a Presidential and Parliamentary Democracy?
400
"Obey the King" describes what?
What is the role of a citizen?
400
The different functions of the Supreme Leader of Iran.
What is 1.Chief of State; 2.Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces
400
The tasks that a citizen must accomplish after the age of 18.
What is voting and serving in the military?
400
The meaning of the bigger circles on the Government Diagram Worksheet.
What is larger amount of power in that government?
400
The person who makes most of the important decisions in an autocracy.
What is the ruler?
500
The name of the current king of Saudi Arabia.
What is Abd Al Aziz Al Saud?
500
Ayatollah is another name for this.
What is a Shia religious leader?
500
Describe the process through which both the President and the Prime Minister take office.
What is President- Elected by the Knesset; Prime Minister- Presidential Nomination and a Vote of Confidence
500
The biggest weakness of a confederation type of government.
What is the central government having only as much power as local governments provide?
500
The limit to the amount of time a monarch rules a country.
What is no limit (until he dies or chooses to give up power)?