AP Comparative Government: Iran Flashcards
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| 6646346184 | hostile | The middle class in Iran is culturally westernized and often _____ to the clergy. | 0 | |
| 6646346185 | supreme leader | In Iran, the head of the judiciary is appointed by the _____ _____. | 1 | |
| 6646346186 | Iran | ____ and China share this institutional arrangement: A national assembly with only limited powers to oversee the executive and enact laws. | 2 | |
| 6646346187 | veto | The Guardian Council and the Supreme Leader have ____ power over legislation passed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis/Legislature) | 3 | |
| 6646346188 | clerics | In Iran, the concept of jurist guardianship states that senior _____ have authority over the entire community. | 4 | |
| 6646346189 | nonviolent | Best characterizes the Iranian Revolution: A short, relatively _____ upheaval supported by the middle class | 5 | |
| 6646346190 | theocracy | a state dominated by the clergy, who rule on the grounds that they are the only interpreters of God's will and law. | 6 | |
| 6646346191 | sharia | Islamic law derived mostly from the Qur'an and the examples set by the Prophet Muhammad. | 7 | |
| 6646346192 | 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) |  | 8 |
| 6646346194 | 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) | 9 | |
| 6646346195 | ayatollah | In Shiite Islam, a title in the religious hierarchy achieved by scholars who have demonstrated highly advanced knowledge of Islamic law and religion | 10 | |
| 6646346196 | Basij | "People's militia," which serves as a public morals police (boys who fought against Iraq...) | 11 | |
| 6646346197 | bonyads | Parastatal foundations made in part from assets nationalized after the Iranian Revolution | 12 | |
| 6646346198 | chief justice | Head of the judiciary | 13 | |
| 6646346199 | Expediency Council | Appointed body that mediates between the Majlis and the Guardian Council over legislative disputes | 14 | |
| 6646346200 | Farsi | Language of Iran: | 15 | |
| 6646346201 | 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) | 16 | |
| 6646346206 | Khamenei, Ali | Current supreme leader of Iran, as of 1989: |  | 17 |
| 6646346207 | Khatami, Mohammad | President of Iran from 1997 to 2005 |  | 18 |
| 6646346210 | Majlis | Legislature of Iran: | 19 | |
| 6646346218 | Revolutionary Guard | Paramilitary force charged with defending the regime from domestic and internal enemies | 20 | |
| 6646346225 | Rule by Islamic jurists; also, Islamic Republic's political system, which places power in the hands of clerics | velayat-e faqih | 21 | |
| 6646346249 | communists (!) | The US-sponsored coup that overthrew Mossadeq and put the shah back in power was organized by the CIA because some of Mossadeq's support came from Iranian _____. | 22 | |
| 6646346268 | Shia | The Safavids made Persia _____. | 23 | |
| 6646346270 | Tudeh | The Iranian Communist party (post WWII) (Mosaddeq led this party) | 24 | |
| 8498276339 | Eric Stenzel | daddy | 25 |