AP Comparative Government: Iran Flashcards
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| 6586238882 | clerics | In Iran, the concept of jurist guardianship states that senior _____ have authority over the entire community. | 0 | |
| 6586238884 | theocracy | a state dominated by the clergy, who rule on the grounds that they are the only interpreters of God's will and law. | 1 | |
| 6586238885 | sharia | Islamic law derived mostly from the Qur'an and the examples set by the Prophet Muhammad. | 2 | |
| 6586238886 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | President of Iran from 2005-2013 (background in higher ed/local govt. instead of theology - he emphasized social justice, religious piety, and confrontation with the West) |  | 3 |
| 6586238888 | Assembly of Experts | Elected body of 86 members that chooses the supreme leader (men/Islamic scholars) (8 yr terms) (difficult to say how powerful a role this body will play once Khamenei passes away) | 4 | |
| 6586238889 | ayatollah | In Shiite Islam, a title in the religious hierarchy achieved by scholars who have demonstrated highly advanced knowledge of Islamic law and religion | 5 | |
| 6586238890 | Basij | "People's militia," which serves as a public morals police | 6 | |
| 6586238891 | bonyads | Parastatal foundations made in part from assets nationalized after the Iranian Revolution | 7 | |
| 6586238893 | Expediency Council | Appointed body that mediates between the Majlis and the Guardian Council over legislative disputes | 8 | |
| 6586238894 | Farsi | Language of Iran: | 9 | |
| 6586238895 | Guardian Council | Appointed body that vets candidates for office and can overturn legislation (limits Majlis) (12 members/6yr terms) (6 lawyers nominated by chief justice and by Majlis, and 6 clerics appointed by supreme leader) | 10 | |
| 6586238898 | Islamic Republic of Iran | Name for post-revolutionary Iran: | 11 | |
| 6586238900 | Khamenei, Ali | Current supreme leader of Iran, as of 1989: |  | 12 |
| 6586238904 | Majlis | Legislature of Iran: | 13 | |
| 6586238908 | Pahlavi, Reza Shah | Monarch of Iran from 1925 to 1941 |  | 14 |
| 6586238909 | Persia | Name for Iran before 1935 | 15 | |
| 6586238912 | Revolutionary Guard | Paramilitary force charged with defending the regime from domestic and internal enemies | 16 | |
| 6586238915 | Shiism | Minority sect of Islam that differs with Sunnism over the proper descendants of the prophet Muhammad (the Mahdi will come) | 17 | |
| 6586238916 | supreme leader | Chief spiritual and political leader of Iran | 18 | |
| 6586238920 | White Revolution | Policy of reforms enacted by Reza Shah, beginning in 1963, to rapidly modernize and Westernize Iran | 19 | |
| 6586238922 | Single-member and multi-member district majoriy | Electoral system for lower house: | 20 | |
| 6586238924 | supreme court | Chief judicial body: | 21 | |
| 6586238925 | chief justice | The apex of the judiciary: a single figure qualified in Sharia law (cleric) and appointed by the supreme leader. Appoints/removes judges. | 22 | |
| 9674498321 | elected institutions | president, Majles, Assembly of Religious Experts | 23 | |
| 9674511451 | institution that selects head of judiciary | Supreme Leader | 24 | |
| 9674521390 | Green Revolution | 2009 dispute over validity of election results | 25 |