Iran Vocab

Question 1

Assembly of Religious Experts

Answer 1

Appointed by the Supreme Leader, and vetted by Guardian Council, can remove Supreme Leader, some religious input

Question 2

Chief Justice

Answer 2

makes sure everyone knows what the religious laws are, appointed by the supreme leader

Question 3

corporatism

Answer 3

the control of a state or organization by large interest groups.

Question 4

Expediency Council

Answer 4

Appointed by Supreme Leader, most members are clerics

Question 5

Green Movement

Answer 5

a political movement that arose after the 2009 Iranian presidential election, in which protesters demanded the removal of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from office

Question 6

Guardian Council

Answer 6

jurist guardianship, interpreter of shari’a law, six members selected by Supreme Leader, six members selected by the Majilis

Question 7

jurist guardianship

Answer 7

clerical rule

Question 8

Majilis

Answer 8

reponsibility to uphold shari’a law, directly elected by the people, pass non-religious laws

Question 9

mulitmember district election system (MMD)

Answer 9

several candidates running in the same district

Question 10

single member district

Answer 10

one candidate running in a district

Question 11

supreme leader

Answer 11

jurist guardianship, ultimate interpreter of shari’a law, appointed for life, can be removed by religious experts

Question 12

theocracy

Answer 12

a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god

Question 13

unitary state

Answer 13

a state governed as a single entity in which the central government is ultimately supreme