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China: The Big Picture. System of Government : Distribution of Power : Electoral System : Constitution : Legislature : Current Head of Party and State : Head of Government : Current Ruling Party : Major Political Parties :. China: The Big Picture.
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China: The Big Picture • System of Government: • Distribution of Power: • Electoral System: • Constitution: • Legislature: • Current Head of Party and State: • Head of Government: • Current Ruling Party: • Major Political Parties:
China: The Big Picture • System of Government: Authoritarian Single Party Rule • Distribution of Power: Unitary System • Electoral System: Is there one? (local elections but we don’t know how the vote is counted) • Constitution: 1982 • Legislature: Unicameral • Current Head of Party and State: President HuJintao • Head of Government: Prime Minister WenJiabao • Current Ruling Party: CCP • Major Political Parties: CCP
Iran: The Big Picture • System of Government: • Distribution of Power: • Electoral System: • Constitution: • Legislature: • Current Head of State: • Head of Government: • Current Ruling Party: • Major Political Parties:
Iran: The Big Picture • System of Government: Mixed Theocratic-Presidential • Distribution of Power: Unitary System • Electoral System: SMDP, but double ballot (2 rounds of voting) • Constitution: Constitution of 1979 • Legislature: Unicameral—Majles • Current Head of State: Ali Khameini (Supreme Leader – who holds the ultimate power in Iran) • Head of Government: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Current Ruling Party: Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (conservative party) • Major Political Parties: Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran Iranian Reform Movement, National Trust Party