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.