FRQ EXAMPLES

Question 1

Religious cleavage

Answer 1

Bahai: Not represented in the gov, persecuted and opressed. Excluded from political life, education, targeted by the state ( harassment, imprisonment, or even execution).

Question 2

Economic Sanctions

Answer 2

Sanctions from the nuclear program of USA, they stated it could lead to nuclear weapons being made. Pressuring Iran to limit its program.

Question 3

Green revolution (dissent)

Answer 3

No free elections.
2009 elections: rigged, fraud.

Mousavi campaign color: green.
Protest around unfair elections
Political Participation: citizens felt disenfranchised (denied right to vote) due to election fraud.

Question 4

Women Protest (dissent)

Answer 4

Mahsa Amini - killed, wearing head scarf wrong.
Morality police: make sure ppl follow islamic laws/rules.
Lack of civil liberties: limited/violated.
Protests began: frustrations with regime, women being mad.

Question 5

Religious legitimacy

Answer 5

Power given by god, Jurist guardianship: only the clerics understand what god is saying.

Question 6

Political legitimacy

Answer 6

• Elections in gov,
• constitution islamic republic
• islamic revolution.