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Essential Question: What are the similarities and differences in leadership, voting rights, and personal freedoms in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iran?
Standard:
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.
Slide2Governments of the Middle East ActivatorSlide3Government Matching Pair Cards
Slide4Form of LeadershipChief of State:
Leader of a country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions, but who may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government.
Head of Government:
A country’s top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government.
Slide5Form of LeadershipChief of State
Head of Government
Slide6Use the Middle East Government ChartSlide7Israel
Israel is a Unitary System with a Parliamentary Democracy
How is power distributed? How do citizens participate?
Slide8Israel
Slide9Structure of Government: IsraelIsrael has a unitary system of government where the central government in Jerusalem handles most government functions.
Slide10Form of Leadership: IsraelThe president is the head
of state.The prime minister is the head of government.
Slide11Role of the Citizen: IsraelCitizens over 18 can vote for members of the legislature [Knesset].
Slide12Other Facts: IsraelIsrael has three branches of governmentAlthough
it has no constitution, it has enacted a series of “Basic Laws” that detail fundamental rights.
Some of the recent human rights
problems include:
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discrimination against Arabs in terms of equal education and job opportunity
discrimination against women
terrorist attacks against citizens
Slide13Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a monarchy.
What does that mean?
Slide14Saudi ArabiaSlide15Structure of Government: Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia is a monarchy. The right of succession is hereditary.
Slide16Form of Leadership: Saudi ArabiaThe king is both chief of state and head of government. The king’s power is limited by Islamic law.
Slide17Role of the Citizen: Saudi ArabiaMale citizens over 21 can vote.
Slide18Other Facts: Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia does not have a constitution as Islamic law governs.
Saudi Arabia does not have a legislature or political parties. [In 2011, the country held elections on a nonparty basis for half of the seats on the municipal
councils around the
country, but women were not able to vote or run]
Some of the human rights
problems include:
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Citizens
’ lack of the right and legal means to change their
government
Restrictions
on universal rights such as freedom of expression, including on the internet, and freedom of assembly, association, movement, and religionA lack of equal rights for women, children, and noncitizen workers.
Slide19Iran
Iran is a theocratic republic with a presidential system.
What does that mean?
Slide20IranSlide21Structure of Government: IranIran is a theocratic republic with a presidential system. The government of Iran is based on Islamic law.
Slide22Form of Leadership: IranThe chief of state is the Supreme Leader of Iran, who is a religious leader and has the final say on all matters.
The Supreme Leader does control some executive power such as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The head of government is the president, but he may be removed by the Supreme Leader at any time.
Slide23Role of the Citizen: IranCitizens over 18 can vote.
Slide24Other Facts: IranIran has an elected legislative branchThe president is elected by popular vote, but the Supreme Leader who is appointed for life has more power.
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The
government’s manipulation of the electoral process, which severely limited citizens’ right to change their government peacefully through free and fair
elections
Slide25Other Facts: IranSome of the human rights problems include:
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Politically
motivated violence and
repression
Denial
of fair public
trials
Lack
of an independent
judiciary [courts]
Ineffective
implementation of civil
court procedures
Interference with privacy, family, home, and correspondenceSevere restrictions on freedoms of speech (including via the internet) and pressSevere restrictions on academic freedomSevere restrictions on the freedoms of assembly, association, and
religionSome restrictions on freedom of movement
Slide26Governments of the Middle EastTurn to an elbow partner and discuss the question below:
In all three of the Middle East governments studied, citizens could vote. Why then aren’t all three of the countries considered democracies?
Slide27Governments of the Middle EastFirst, who holds the supreme
power in a democracy?
The people hold the supreme power
in a democracy.
Israel is a democracy, but who holds the supreme power in Saudi Arabia? Iran?
Slide28Governments of the Middle East FramesSlide29Use your Government Chart to Complete the Comparison Graphic OrganizerSlide30Middle East Government Summarizer