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Goverments of M/E
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of government does Israel have? | Parlimentary Democracy. |
| What age can citizens vote in Israel? | Citizens 18 and older. |
| What is the parliment in Israel called? | Knesset. |
| Who or what do israeli citizens vote for? | The political party that best represents them which includes the knesset. |
| What do most Israel's Jewish citizens see themselves as? | Secular, meaning they do not feel the country's laws should be based solely on religious belifs. |
| How often are elections held in Israel? | 4 years, but that may change if the party in pwer begins to lose support of the majority of the Knesset members. In that case, elections for a new knesset may be held earlier than scheduled. |
| Who does the executive branch include in Israel? | The prime minister and a president who is the head of state. |
| Who makes the laws in Israel? | The Prime MInister and Knesset. |
| Which country is most like the United States? | Israel. |
| What type of government does Iran have? | A theocracy. |
| What is a theocracy? | A government in which god is seen as the true leader of the government and the countr's religious leaders serve as the political leaders. |
| Who is in the executive branch of Iran? | Iran has a populary elected president and legislature, but religious leaders play a big role in the governments leadership as well. |
| What age are citizens allowed to vote in Iran? | All citizens 15 to 18 or older is allowed to vote. |
| What are most Iranians a member of? | The Shia group of Islam. |
| What do the Shia generally believe? | They believe that their religious leaders should play an active role in making political decisions, so many Shia clerics, or religious leaders, are involved in Iranian politics. |
| How much power do the citizens of Iran have? | Very little. |
| Who makes the laws in Iran? | The Assembly of Experts. |
| What type of legislature does Iran have? | A parliment. |
| What type of government does Saudi Arabia have? | A monarchy, or hereditary monarchy. |
| What does hereditary monarchy mean relating to a monarchy? | The government is lead by a king who comes from a family that has ruled the country for several generations. |
| What royal family rules Saudi Arabia? | The Saud family. |
| Who makes the laws in Saudi Arabia? | The king and his advisors make the laws. |
| How long does the king rule in a monarchy? | HIs whole life. |
| What type of constitution is there in Saudi Arabia? | There is no written constitution. |
| What does Shariah Law mean? | Laws based on the teachings of the holy book, the Qur,an. |
| Do religious leaders play a role in the descisions made by the monarchy in Saudi Arabia? | YES! |
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