Iran Vocab Quiz

theocracy (o)

a system based on religious rule

Multimember districts (o)

a method for electing members of a legislature in which two or more representatives are elected from a district

supreme leader (o)

the executive who is a cleric and the most powerful person in Iran

expediency council (o)

a body appointed by the supreme leader of Iran to act as an advisory council

assembly of experts (o)

an elected body in Iran that has the power to select the supreme leader and remove him if he is unable to perform his duties

green movement

2009 protest movement in Iran calling for fair elections and reforms

bonyads

state linked charities that control much of iran’s economy

baluchi minority

ethnic Sunni group in southeastern Iran facing discrimination

mohammad reza pahlavi

last shah of iran

join comprehensive plan of action

2015 iran nuclear deak easing sanctions for limits on nukes

basij

paramilitary group enforcing islamic laws and crushing protests

baha’i

religous minority persecuted in iran for unrecognized fiath

ayatollah ruhollah khomeini

leader of the 1979 islamic revolution

health transformation plan

2014 program to improve iran’s healthcare access and quality

ayatollah ali khamenei

irans supreme leader since 1989

islamic revolutionary guard corps

elite military force protecting iran’s islamic system

guardian council

clerical body that vets laws and election candidates

president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

hardline stance against the west

president hassan rouhani

focused on improving relations with other countries

majlis

iran’s elected parliament

cyber police

Iranian force monitoring and controlling online activity