Forms of Government in South West Asia

Question 1

A form of government in which political power rests with a single leader

Answer 1

Autocracy

Question 2

A person who lives in a certain country

Answer 2

Citizens

Question 3

A form of government in which citizens vote for the leader of the government AND the legislature

Answer 3

Presidential government

Question 4

A form of government which the political power rests with a nation’s citizens

Answer 4

democracy

Question 5

A form of government in which citizens cote for the legislature, then the legislature chooses the leader of the government

Answer 5

Parliamentary Democracy

Question 6

To make a choice for a government leader

Answer 6

Vote

Question 7

Citizens have the most control

Answer 7

Democratic

Question 8

Government has the most control

Answer 8

Autocratic

Question 9

Which type of government is one in which citizens have power

Answer 9

Democratic

Question 10

Which type of government is one in which a single leader has power?

Answer 10

Autocratic

Question 11

Which is the best description of an autocratic government?

Answer 11

Single leader has all the power

Question 12

Which country is ruled by a royal family?

Answer 12

Saudi Arabia

Question 13

There are many political parties in Saudi Arabia (true or false)

Answer 13

False

Question 14

The citizens have many rights in Israel (true or false)

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Which type of government allows citizens to vote for both head of states and legislature?

Answer 15

Parliamentary democracy

Question 16

What type of government does Turkey have?

Answer 16

Presidential

Question 17

What type of government does Israel have?

Answer 17

Parliamentary

Question 18

How does a presidential democracy work?

Answer 18

Citizens–>elect—>Head of state and Legislature

Question 19

What type of government does Saudi Arabia?

Answer 19

Autocracy

Question 20

Who is the head of state of Turkey?

Answer 20

president

Question 20

How does a parliamentary democracy work?

Answer 20

Citizens–>Elect—>Legislature–>Elect–>Head of State

Question 20

Who are some other important leaders of Turkey

Answer 20

legislature

Question 20

Who is the head of state of Saudi Arabia

Answer 20

Royal family

Question 21

What’s the head of state of Israel?

Answer 21

Prime Minister

Question 21

Who are some other important leaders of Saudi Arabia?

Answer 21

Other royals since they all share/divide power

Question 22

Who are some other important leaders of Israel

Answer 22

Parliament

Question 23

In 2-3 sentences describe the differences between AUTOCRATIC and DEMOCRATIC governments?

Answer 23

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.

Question 24

In 2-3 sentences compare and contrast PRESIDENTIAL and PARLIAMENTARY democracies?

Answer 24

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.

Question 25

Who is the head of the government in Iran?

Answer 25

Supreme Leader