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Here's Question No. 12 (It's a Short Answer - Concept question.):
Explain two reasons the electoral system in Iran discourages the operation of permanent or long-term political parties.
(See pp. 148 - 151 in What You Need to Know.)
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3 comments:
1. The Supreme Leader, the person with the most power in Iran, is not elected, but instead appointed by the Assembly of Religious Experts. Although the Assembly is voted for by the people, candidates are vetted by the Guardian Council. In addition, all presidential candidates must be approved by the Guardian Council. The whole political system is a web of inter-connection and the electorates do not have much influence. The Guardian Council can stop anybody from running. Also, opposition parties have a history of being threatened and criticised so it is hard for a party to gain power.
The best way to respond to this question (and keep your thought process on track) would be to begin by writing, "Two reasons the electoral system in Iran discourages the operation of permanent or long-term political parties are:
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This response rambles and makes some accurate statements, but does not connect those statements and assertions to the discouragement of long-term parties.
No points out of a possible four.
From Anonymous:
"Two reasons that the electoral system in Iran discourages the operation of permanent/long-term political parties are: 1) the power of the Guardian Council over the selection of candidates 2)the Supreme Leader's final say in who is president. These two factors contribute to the fickle political parties who center their party platform on candidate personalities and corresponding ideologies. Since candidates can easily be vetted out of the election process, the party is quickly dissolved (has a short-term entity)as its members disperse."
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