CHINA THE BIG PICTURE System of Government Distribution

CHINA: THE BIG PICTURE • 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:

CHINA: THE BIG PICTURE • 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

IRAN: THE BIG PICTURE �System of Government: �Distribution of Power: �Electoral System: �Constitution: �Legislature: �Current Head of State: • Head of Government: �Current Ruling Party: �Major Political Parties:

IRAN: THE BIG PICTURE �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