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Questions and Answers
What is the role of the Guardian Council in Iran's political system?
What is the role of the Guardian Council in Iran's political system?
- To determine who can run for the presidency and the Majles (correct)
- To supervise the whole judiciary
- To become the formal head of the executive branch
- To appoint the minister of justice
Who appoints the chief judge in Iran's political system?
Who appoints the chief judge in Iran's political system?
- The president
- The Guardian Council
- The Supreme Leader (correct)
- The Majles
What is the relationship between clerical authority and popular sovereignty in Iran's political system?
What is the relationship between clerical authority and popular sovereignty in Iran's political system?
- Popular sovereignty dominates clerical authority
- Clerical authority and popular sovereignty are separate
- Clerical authority and popular sovereignty are equal (correct)
- Clerical authority dominates popular sovereignty