Middle East Government and Economic Systems Review

What role does a citizen normally play in an Autocratic government like Saudi Arabia?

• has little if any role

• is a member of parliament

• has ultimate power through voting privileges

• is a member of the legislative branch

In Turkey, citizens have the ultimate power which they exercise directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving free elections. This is an example of what type of citizen participation?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

In which of these countries would the leader have to be a descendant of the prior leader of the country?

• Turkey

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• Afghanistan

The members of the Knesset in Israel elect the head of government. Which term best describes this government?

• Monarchy

• Presidential Democracy

• Theocracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

I live in a country where I get to vote but do not directly elect my leader. Instead, I elect a representative to the legislative branch known as the Knesset. The majority political party of the Knesset then choose one of the representatives to be the Prime Minister. What country do I live in? What type of government is being described?

• Israel, Autocracy

• Saudi Arabia, Theocracy

• Israel, Parliamentary Democracy

• Turkey, Presidential Democracy

I live in a country where the government is based on our religion. Our laws are based off the laws found in the Koran (Qu’ran). My king and his advisors make the laws based on Islamic laws. We even have religious police that roam the streets to make sure the citizens are following the codes of conduct outlined by Islamic law. What country do I live in?

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Jordan

Which type of economic system relies primarily on hunting, gathering, herding, and farming to maintain self-sufficiency?

• Traditional

• Market

• Command

• Mixed

In what kind of economic system does the government own the resources and control economic activity?

• Traditional

• Market

• Command

• Mixed

In a market economy, what or who determines what to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce?

• Farmers

• Social roles and culture

• Government

• Business owners and supply and demand

Why do most countries have a mixed economy and not a pure market or pure command economy?

• An economy is most successful when it has both government and consumer involvement.

• In a pure command economic system, the people enjoy capitalism and free enterprise.

• In a pure market economic system, the government makes every decision about production.

• All countries in the world operate on a traditional economic system.