Unit+2+ss7 cg4abc+ss7cg5a governments in the middle east

1. SS7CG4a
Describe the ways
government systems
distribute power: unitary,
confederation, and federal.

Concept:
Governance

2. Vocabulary Words To Know
Unitary
Confederation
Federal

3. UNITARY
•characterized by or
constituting a form of
government in which
power is held by one
central authority.

4. CONFEDERATION
•voluntary associations of
independent states that, to
secure some common purpose,
agree to certain limitations on
their freedom of action and
establish some joint machinery
of consultation or deliberation.

5. FEDERAL
•characterized by or
constituting a form of
government in which
power is divided between
one central and several
regional authorities.

6. SSCG4a
Below are distribution of power examples
Saudi Arabia United Nations United States
FEDERALUNITARY
CONFEDERATION
Form of government where
one central group holds
ALL the power.
Voluntary association of
independent states that
often only delegate a few
powers to the central
authority.
Form of government where
power is DIVIDED between
one central group and several
regional groups.
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER

7. SS7CG4b
Explain how governments
determine citizen
participation: autocratic,
oligarchic, and democratic.

Concept:
Governance

8. Vocabulary Words To Know
Autocratic
Oligarchic
Democratic

9. AUTOCRATIC
•government in which one
person possesses unlimited
power and the citizen has little
if any role in the government.
(like a dictatorship or even a
monarchy)

10. OLIGARCHIC
•government by the few,
sometimes a government in
which a small group exercises
control especially for corrupt
and selfish purposes. The
citizen has a very limited role.

11. DEMOCRATIC
•a government in which the
supreme power is vested in the
people an exercised by them
directly or indirectly through a
system of representation usually
involving periodically held free
elections.

12. SSCG4b
Below are citizen participation examples

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
AUTOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC
Government where the citizens
have all the power either
directly or indirectly through free
elections.
Government where a small
group of people who have all
the power and the citizen has
a very limited role.
Government where one
person has unlimited power
and the citizen has little if
any role or rights.
OLIGARCHIC
Former Iraq Former Taliban Israel
and Saudi Arabia Regime in Afghanistan

13. SS7CG4c
Describe the two
predominant forms of
democratic governments:
parliamentary and
presidential.
Concept:
Governance

14. Vocabulary Words To Know
Parliamentary
Presidential

15. PARLIAMENTARY
•a democracy having a parliament, a
system of government having the real
executive power vested in a cabinet
composed of members of the
legislature who are individually and
collectively responsible to the
legislature. May have a Prime
Minister elected by the legislature.

16. PRESIDENTIAL
•a system of government
in which the president is
constitutionally
independent of the
legislature.

17. SSCG4c
Below are democratic government examples

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS
ISRAEL IRAN

PARLIAMENTARY
A cabinet (group of people) or Prime
Minister elected by the legislature and
not the citizens. Legislative branch
that makes the laws have a large
share of the power.
PRESIDENTIAL
The President is elected by
the citizens and is part of the
executive branch, not the
legislative branch.

18. SS7CG5a
Compare the parliamentary democracy of
the State of Israel, the monarchy of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the
theocracy of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
distinguishing the form of leadership and
the role of the citizen in terms of voting
rights and personal freedoms.


Concept:
Governance

19. Vocabulary Words To Know
Democracy
Monarchy
Theocracy

20. DEMOCRACY
•a government in which the
supreme power is vested in the
people an exercised by them
directly or indirectly through a
system of representation usually
involving periodically held free
elections.

21. MONARCHY
•a form of government in
which supreme authority is
held by a single hereditary
ruler, such as a king

22. THEOCRACY
•is a form of government in which a god
or deity is recognized as the supreme
civil ruler. In a pure theocracy, the civil
leader is believed to have a direct
personal connection with God.
Currently is the type of government in
the nation of Iran.

23. COUNTRY TYPE OF
GOVERNMEN
T
FORM OF
LEADERSHIP
VOTING
RIGHTS
PERSONAL
FREEDOMS
STATE
OF
ISRAEL
PARLIAMENTARY
DEMOCRACY
PRIME MINISTER (head of government)
President (head of state – very little power)
How does the prime minister become the leader?
Prime Minister is selected (chosen) by the legislative branch
which in Israel is the Knesset (kind of like our Congress in the
U.S.) Citizens vote for members of the Knesset, but cannot vote
for the Prime Minister. This is a big difference compared to a
presidential democracy.
PARLIAMENT
ARY
DEMOCRATIC
Universal (men
and women)
voting age 18
years and up
Law provides for right to
vote, freedom of speech
(except if it risks national
security), freedom of
religion, right to privacy,
right to fair trial etc.
However, many instances
exist of prejudice against
its Arab citizens.
KINGDOM
OF
SAUDI
ARABIA
MONARCHY
Example of a
Unitary
distribution of
power
MONARCH (King)
How does the monarch (king) become the leader?
A monarch (king) is the hereditary ruler, usually the first
born son of the king (birthright), no election. In Muslim
monarchies a female cannot become queen like in other
countries. The king and his relatives are known as royal
families and usually control the wealth of a country.
AUTOCRATIC
Only men 21 and
over can vote
when the
government
allows.
Human rights in Saudi
Arabia are based on
Sharia. Many political
freedoms do not exist.
Capital punishment given
without due process.
Religious and political
minorities as well as
women do not have many
rights.
ISLAMIC
REPUBLIC
OF
IRAN
THEOCRATIC
DEMOCRACY
PRESIDENT (political leader)
How does the president become the political leader?
A president is elected by the citizens by a popular vote and
becomes leader of the executive branch that enforces the laws of
a country.
AYATOLLAH (religious leader)
How did the ayatollah become the religious leader?
They are appointed (selected) by religious leaders (Assembly of
Experts) in the country and serve this role for life. Their
influence on the elected president is very powerful. This is why
Iran is a theocracy and the laws of the Quran are followed.
PRESIDENTIAL
DEMOCRATIC
THEOCRACY
Universal voting
age 16 and up
Extra Info:
Iranians are
mostly Shia
Muslims.
The new government
continues to close
down newspapers,
silence opposing
voices and ban or
censor books and
websites. The
peaceful
demonstrations and
protests of the
previous era are no
longer tolerated.

24. COUNTR
Y
TYPE OF
GOVERNMEN
T
FORM OF
LEADERSHIP
VOTING
RIGHTS
PERSONAL
FREEDOMS
STATE
OF
ISRAEL
KINGDOM
OF
SAUDI
ARABIA
ISLAMIC
REPUBLI
C
OF
IRAN