2. C HINA : T HE B IG P ICTURE 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:

3. C HINA : T HE B IG P ICTURE 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 Hu Jintao Head of Government: Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Current Ruling Party: CCP Major Political Parties: CCP

5. I RAN : T HE B IG P ICTURE  System of Government:  Distribution of Power:  Electoral System:  Constitution:  Legislature:  Current Head of State: Head of Government:  Current Ruling Party:  Major Political Parties:

6. I RAN : T HE B IG P ICTURE  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