Iran
presidential election results
Iranians took to the streets in June 2009 to protest
Sunni
Most of the Muslims of the world are .
is not with democratically elected officials but unelected ones.
Most power in Iran
the role of the Guardian Council in approving candidates.
Observers question the democratic nature of Iranian elections because of
The Majlis
Of the following, which is directly elected by the Iranian people?
a semi-legal group of vigilantes acting on behalf of the government.
The basij is
Hassan Rouhani
The current President of Iran, elected in 2013 is .
traditions of Persia and Shiism.
The development of current Iranian political culture has been strongly influenced by
fundamentalism.
The literal interpretation of a religion's founding text(s) is sometimes referred to as .
Shi'a
The majority of Iranians are from the sect of Islam.
Satan
President George W. Bush described Iran as being part of the "axis of evil" while a number of Iranian leaders often use the phrase "the Great " to describe the United States.
nationalizing the oil industry.
Prime Minister Mossadeq's reforms in the early 1950s centered on
Sharia
The Islamic legal system is based on__ law.
formally trained religious hierarchy.
A distinguishing political feature of Shiism is the
building an economy and public educational system like in the industrialized West
A major emphasis of the Pahlavi shahs was
women currently are allowed to run for office
All of the following are true about presidential elections in Iran EXCEPT
clerical control of large segments of the economy
Economic policy making in Iran today is complicated by
rapid economic growth
Factors that helped Khomeini solidify his power in Iran included all of the following EXCEPT
Supreme Leader.
For all intents and purposes, Iran has two chief executives, an elected president and a senior cleric known as the
Oil
Iran has tremendous economic potential because of its vast natural supply of .
theocracy
Iran is most accurately referred to as a .
The SAVAK
What institution was formed in 1957 by the second Pahlavi shah as a secret police force used to arrest dissidents in Iran and assassinate opponents abroad?
Khomeini used the crisis to install his hard-line supporters in nearly all positions of authority.
When Iranian students occupied the American embassy and held Americans hostage,
Guardian Council
Which body of the Iranian state has veto power on legislation and potential electoral candidates?
The Assembly of Experts
Who appoints the Supreme Leader?
The United States
Who organized the overthrow of Prime Minister Mossadeq in 1953?
Khomeini
Who was the first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic?
very young compared to industrialized nations
The population of Iran is
declined since the 1979 revolution.
The rights of women in Iran have
track-two
There has been some progress made in normalizing relations between Iran and the United States in the last few years, mostly through negotiations by private individuals who have no official authority, something known as diplomacy.