IRAN BITCH Flashcards

1
Q

Who appoints the Supreme Leader

A

Assembly of Religious Experts

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2
Q

How Guardian Council members appointed

A

6 appointed by Supreme Leader, 6 appointed by head of judiciary

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3
Q

Is Iran’s judiciary independent?

A

No

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4
Q

What is the role of Head of Judiciary

A

decides who will be judges

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5
Q

who can remove the supreme leader

A

assembly of religious experts

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6
Q

which branch of gov interprets religious law

A

Assembly of religious experts

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7
Q

What are Iran’s democratic elements?

A

elections and Assembly or religious experts can remove the Supreme Leader

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8
Q

what three branches are elected?

A

Assembly of Experts, President, Parliament

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9
Q

What kind of law does the Guardian Council oversee?

A

Qanun/common law

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10
Q

who is the “referee” between Guardian Council and Assembly of Religious Experts?

A

Expediency council

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11
Q

Who needs to approve the presidential candidates?

A

Supreme Leader

Guardian Council

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12
Q

what positions are appointed

A

the ones of importance

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13
Q

PPP

A

Purchasing Power Parity

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14
Q

which Iran army is the 18th biggest in the world?

A

the standing army

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15
Q

what does PPP compare

A

power of currency in different countries

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16
Q

Why does Iran want a nuke?

A

to protect themselves incase United States bombs them like they did with Iraq and Afghanistan

17
Q

2009 election sparked what

A

the green revolution

18
Q

Jurist guardianship

A

right to interpret scripture

19
Q

who won in 2013

A

Rouhani

20
Q

first Supreme Leader

A

Khamenei

21
Q

Which revolution brought the Islamic Public to power? Who led it?

A

1979 revolution

Khamenei

22
Q

What are bonyads

A

semipublic institutions. Not government run and uber corrupt

23
Q

what is the majority religion and the lower one?

A

90% shi’ism and 10% Sunni

24
Q

How do elections work

A

2 rounds