Question

Excerpt from the Constitution of Iran
Article 6
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the affairs of the country must be administered on the basis of public opinion expressed by the means of elections, including the election of the President, the representatives of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and the members of councils, or by means of referenda in matters specified in other articles of this Constitution.
Article 7
In accordance with the command of the Qur'an contained in the verse ("Their affairs are by consultations among them" [42:38]) and ("Consult them in affairs[3:159])consultative

Answer 1

Excerpt from the Constitution of Iran
Article 6
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the affairs of the country must be administered on the basis of public opinion expressed by the means of elections, including the election of the President, the representatives of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and the members of councils, or by means of referenda in matters specified in other articles of this Constitution.
Article 7
In accordance with the command of the Qur'an contained in the verse ("Their affairs are by consultations among them" [42:38]) and ("Consult them in affairs" [3:159]), consultative bodies - such as the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Provincial Councils, and the City, Region, District, and Village Councils and the likes of them - are the decision-making and administrative organs of the country.


Excerpt from the Constitution of Saudi Arabia
Article 5
(b) Rule passes to the sons of the founding King, Abd al-Aziz Bin Abd al-Rahman al-Faysal Al Sa'ud, and to their children's children. The most upright among them is to receive allegiance in accordance with the principles of the Holy Koran and the Tradition of the Venerable Prophet.
Article 6
Citizens are to pay allegiance to the King in accordance with the holy Koran and the tradition of the Prophet, in submission and obedience, in times of ease and difficulty, fortune and adversity.
Based on the excerpts from the constitutions of Saudi Arabia and Iran, which statement BEST describes the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran.
A)
Both Iran and Saudi Arabia are republics supported by citizen participation.
B)
Saudi Arabia and Iran are both democratic republics that enforce religious law.
C)
Iran is a democratic republic whereas Saudi Arabia is a kingdom separate from religious law.
D)
Iran is a republic made up of elected officials and Saudi Arabia is a monarchy but both are religiously based governments.
16)
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir came to power in a military takeover in 1989. Based on this statement which term best describes the government of Sudan?
A)
Communist
B)
Theocracy
C)
Authoritarian
D)
Parliamentary monarchy
17)
In a command economy, how are the prices of goods and services determined?
A)
business owners
B)
the central government
C)
market forces of supply and demand
D)
independent agencies and independent regulators