J. Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran 
a  Unitary, Oligarchic, Theocracy
  Iran is a Unitary, Oligarchic Theocracy.  They have a supreme leader,
a few powerful religious leaders and a government and laws based on
Sharia.

 
Citizen Participation

Iran is oligarchic, but arguably autocratic. This means that only a few people
have power, but because Iran is a theocracy, those few are religious leaders.


Power Distribution

Iran’s power is divided into 1 single centralized government. This means that the 
main government has the power. The unitary system is very common, and works
well for small countries. I know what you’re thinking: IRAN IS HUGE! Actually,
the actual living land is very small. Also, Iran itself isn’t THAT large.


Type of Government

Iran is a theocracy, meaning it is ruled  by a religious leader, but  in this case, a
few powerful religious leaders. In theocracies, the citizens must follow strict
social and religious rules.


Leader

The leader is a religious leader, but has a ceremonial president. He is called the
Supreme Leader.


Type of Legislature

They have many houses, but the one called the Assembly of Experts has the most power. They can select the new leader. They call themselves Parliament, but the whole of Iran calls itself a republic, doesn’t it? In truth, they are a theocracy.


Role of the Citizen
 
There is almost no citizen participation besides the fact that they vote for one thing
and one thing only: they vote for the Islamic Consultative assembly, which is a powerless group.


These are pictures of the president, flag, and map. 

Here is an educational video of Iran.


This is a video of Iran's controversial ceremonial Iranian President


 
Quick Summary
  • Oligarchic or arguably autocratic
  • Theocracy
  • Unitary
  • Religious leader - Supreme Leader
  • Ceremonial president
  • power divided into 1 centralized government
  • unitary is a common systems
Written by:
Erwin
Grace
Tyler
Max

Sources:

Georgia Performance Standards

 

SS7CG5 The student will explain the structures of the national governments of Southwest Asia (Middle East).

a. 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.

 
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