Iran

Mohammad Khatami

Iranian president who has advocated moderate reforms

Judiciary

Largely controlled by supreme leader, deals with civil cases

Hassan Rouhani

President of Iran

Brain drain

Term to describe Expedis from Iran

Guardian Council

A committee created in the Iranian constitution to oversee the Majles (the parliament).

Ectoral process of Iran

A two round system

2009 mass protest

Beacuase of the interference in the 2009 elections, which caused mass protest

How Rouhani won the 2013 election and what he promised

He promised change in Iran

President

High profile, but is trimmed down by constitution

Supreme Leader

Title given to the ayatollah who sits atop all Iranian political institutions.

What was the motivation behind scientific education

To get the kids to be nuclear scientists

Shah

a title of the former monarch of Iran.

martial law

rule by the army instead of the elected government

Tehran

the capital and largest city of Iran

Expediency Council

A committee set up in Iran to resolve differences between the Majles and the Guardian Council.

Theocracy

A government controlled by religious leaders

Environmental issues in iran

Air pollution,drought,supplies of potable water

Assembly of Experts

An informal body in Iran that has de facto veto power over all major political decisions.

What 3 principles political system is based on

Concepts from early Islam, oxture of theocracy and democracy, clerical/religious

Ali Khamenei

Current supreme leader of Iran, as of 1989

Pros of being a youth in Iran

Half of population born after 1979, 1.15 million enrolled in higher education

Iran in comparative perspective

Has strong connection with there society

Farsi

Persian word for the Persian language. Fars is a province in Central Iran.

Parliament

Unicemerial legislative body 290 members overseen by the gaurdian council

Ayatollah

a Shiite religious leader in Iran.