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33 Cards in this Set
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ayatollah
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high ranking clerics in Iran
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bazaars
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urban marketplace
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cabinet
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ministers who direct executive departments and collectively responsible to Parliament
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constitutional monarchy
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head of state is hereditary but limited by a constitution
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fatwa
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pronouncement issued by high-ranking Islamic cleric
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foreign direct investment
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ownership/investment in international enterprise where investor plays a managerial role
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fundamentalism
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term to describe radical religious movements
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fusion of powers
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constitutional principle that merges authority of branches
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globalization
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worldwide interconnectedness associated with trade and cultural exchange
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Guardian Council
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committee created in the Iranian system to oversee the Majles
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Hezbollahis
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religious vigilantes
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hojjat al-Islam
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medium-ranking cleric in Iran
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imam
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leader, title bestowed on Khomeini
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jihad
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struggle, armed or spiritual struggle for improvement
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jurist's guardianship
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concept that Iranian clergy should guide the law and people
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Keynesianism
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economic policy using government fiscal policy to promote economic growth and stability
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laissez-faire
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principle that government should not interfere in economy
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Majles
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assembly, Irania parliament
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monetarism
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economic policy that assumes a natural rate of unemployment and rejects Keynesianism
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neoliberalism
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government policies that promote free competition
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parliamentary democracy
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system where executive is answerable to legislature and may be dismissed by it
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parliamentary sovereignty
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constitutional principle by which the legislature can overturn law without executive input
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People of the Book
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Muslim term for recognized religious minorities (Jews, Christians, Zorastrians)
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quangos
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acronym for quasi-nongovernmental organizations that influence policy in Britain
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Revolutionary Guard
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ideologically driven militia in Iran that plays a role in social control
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shari'a
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Islamic law derived moslty from Qur'an
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Shi'ism
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branch of Islam-the other is Sunni
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social security
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national system of benefits for elderly, disabled and unemployed
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Supreme Leader
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head of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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theocracy
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state dominated by clergy
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unitary state
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all powers are reserved to the national government, centralized state
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welfare state
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public policies designed to provide for citizens' needs
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Westminster model
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form of democracy based on supreme authority of Parliament
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