2. It’s a Mix…of everything

3. GOVERNMENTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

4. Government Charts GovernmentLeadershipLegislatureRole of Citizen Iran Saudi Arabia Israel Freedom of the People Line One Person Controls All People Control

5.  Gov: Theocratic Republic  Leadership: Supreme Leader and President  Legislature: Unicameral- Islamic Consultative Assembly  Role of Citizen: Voting for Islamic Consultative Assembly

6. Freedom of the People Line One Person Controls All People Control Iran’s Theocratic Republic- UNITARY/OLIGARCHIC Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran in 2014- chosen by Assembly of Experts Hassan Rouhani President of Iran in 2014

7.  Gov: Monarchy  Leadership: King and PM are the same person  King Abdullah of the Saud family- birth  Legislature: Consultative Council  Role of Citizen: 21+ MALE (No Elections)

8. Freedom of the People Line One Person Controls All People Control Saudi Arabia’s Monarchy- UNITARY/ AUTOCRATIC Abdullah of Saudi Arabia King of Saudi Arabia in 2014

9. GGov: P arlia m entary Democracy LLeadership: Pres. and Prime Minister LLegislature: Knesset-Legislative Parliament RRole of Citizen: Voting for the Pres./ Knesset BBenjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel in 2014

10. Freedom of the People Line One Person Controls All People Control Israel’s Republican Parliamentary Democracy-FEDERAL-DEMOCRATIC

11.  Out of these three tell me which one you would want to live in and which one you would least want to live in.  Explain why you chose your answers please!!!