Forms of Government in South West Asia Flashcards
A form of government in which political power rests with a single leader
Autocracy
A person who lives in a certain country
Citizens
A form of government in which citizens vote for the leader of the government AND the legislature
Presidential government
A form of government which the political power rests with a nation’s citizens
democracy
A form of government in which citizens cote for the legislature, then the legislature chooses the leader of the government
Parliamentary Democracy
To make a choice for a government leader
Vote
Citizens have the most control
Democratic
Government has the most control
Autocratic
Which type of government is one in which citizens have power
Democratic
Which type of government is one in which a single leader has power?
Autocratic
Which is the best description of an autocratic government?
Single leader has all the power
Which country is ruled by a royal family?
Saudi Arabia
There are many political parties in Saudi Arabia (true or false)
False
The citizens have many rights in Israel (true or false)
True
Which type of government allows citizens to vote for both head of states and legislature?
Parliamentary democracy
What type of government does Turkey have?
Presidential
What type of government does Israel have?
Parliamentary
How does a presidential democracy work?
Citizens–>elect—>Head of state and Legislature
What type of government does Saudi Arabia?
Autocracy
Who is the head of state of Turkey?
president
How does a parliamentary democracy work?
Citizens–>Elect—>Legislature–>Elect–>Head of State
Who are some other important leaders of Turkey
legislature
Who is the head of state of Saudi Arabia
Royal family
What’s the head of state of Israel?
Prime Minister
Who are some other important leaders of Saudi Arabia?
Other royals since they all share/divide power
Who are some other important leaders of Israel
Parliament
In 2-3 sentences describe the differences between AUTOCRATIC and DEMOCRATIC governments?
An autocratic government all power rests on one single leader while in a democratic government all the power rests on the citizens. Citizens don’t have a lot of power and rights in an autocratic government. On the other hand, in a democratic government the citizens have rights and power over the government.
In 2-3 sentences compare and contrast PRESIDENTIAL and PARLIAMENTARY democracies?
In a presidential democracy citizens vote directly for president and legislature. On the other hand, in a parliamentary democracy citizens vote for parliament and parliament votes for the head of state. They are both very different because in a presidential you get to vote for the head of state (presidential) but in a parliamentary democracies you don’t get to do that.
Who is the head of the government in Iran?
Supreme Leader
