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History. Political Culture. General Info. Institutions. Grab Bag. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. 500. The Shah that was deposed in the 1979 Revolution came from this dynasty.

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  1. History Political Culture General Info Institutions Grab Bag 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

  2. The Shah that was deposed in the 1979 Revolution came from this dynasty

  3. What are the Pahlavis?

  4. The origins of Shiism in Iran can be traced to this dynasty.

  5. What are the Safavids?

  6. The massive foreign and domestic debt of Iran during the Qajar dynasty led to this historical event.

  7. What is the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1909?

  8. The “White Revolution” was an attempt to rid Iran of the influence of this communist party.

  9. What is the Tudeh Party?

  10. This leader who spoke out in favor of nationalizing Iran’s oil fields was eventually undermined and exiled as a result of the CIA’s “Operation Ajax”

  11. Who is Muhammad Mossadeq?

  12. Iran has a long established tradition of political leadership being authoritarian, but not this.

  13. What is totalitarian?

  14. This city south of Tehran is the basis of much of the regimes’ theocratic legitimacy and center of Islamic scholarship

  15. What is Qom?

  16. Daily Double The Supreme Leader and other high ranking clerics have responsibility over the entire Shia community, also known as this.

  17. What is jurist guardianship (velayat-e-faqih)?

  18. This president is most responsible for the liberal reforms undertaken during the “Tehran Spring”

  19. Who is Muhammad Khatami?

  20. This refers to all law that is not “holy law” or part of the sharia.

  21. What is qanun?

  22. About 10% of Iranians identify themselves as part of this sect of Islam

  23. What are Sunnis?

  24. This is the largest ethnic minority group in Iran.

  25. What are Azeris?

  26. These are the last 3 presidents of Iran (in reverse order, start with the current one)

  27. Who are Ahmadinejad, Khatami, and Rafsanjani?

  28. The 1979 Constitution was put before voters and approved in this manner

  29. What is a plebiscite?

  30. Of the 5 countries we have studied so far, Iran ranks here in GDP, GDP per capita, and HDI

  31. What is 5th?

  32. Daily Double! These 3 institutions are the theocratic guardians of the Iranian state

  33. What are the Supreme Leader, Expediency Council, and Guardian Council?

  34. This institution can disqualify candidates for election

  35. Who is the Guardian Council?

  36. The Supreme Leader is chosen by and may be removed by this institution

  37. What is the Assembly of Religious Experts?

  38. The Supreme Leader is often called this, a term for the chief interpreter of the sharia

  39. What is the faqih?

  40. Members of the Guardian Council are chosen by these 2 individuals.

  41. Who are the Supreme Leader, and the Chief Judge?

  42. These are all of the countries we have studied so far that have a president.

  43. What are Russia, China, Mexico, and Iran?

  44. These are all of the countries we have studied so far that have a unitary system of government

  45. What are Great Britain, China, and Iran?

  46. These are all of the countries we’ve studied so far that use PR in their legislative elections (to any degree)

  47. What are Russia and Mexico?

  48. These are all of the countries we have studied so far that have strong trends of authoritarianism in their political culture

  49. What are Russia, China, Mexico, and Iran?

  50. These are all of the countries we have studied so far in which the military currently plays an active role in policymaking

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