PO220 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Army Of The Guardians Of The Islamic Revolution, Islamic Consultative Assembly, Expediency Discernment Council

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Supreme leader appoints a large number of people. The power of the elected president is controlled and mediated by the power of supreme leader: governance. Unelected: creates confusion because different leaders have different understandings of where the authority is truly coming from, religious leaders are at the top. Must be approved by parliament (the guardian leader) Expediency council: 20/30 members, steps in to stop bottle necks, final arbitral of disagreements. President chosen every four years by national election: has power of internal and external policy, signs international treaties, signs laws and agreements, chairs the national security council, appoints cabinet ministers. The executive: president and cabinet (elected: mahmoud ahmadinejad (president) re-introduced sex-segregation bring back morals/values of revolution following the religious conservatives, bureaucracy controlled and chosen on a large scale by the clergy. Ministry of intelligence (biggest) controls and enforces proper public conduct; dominated by clergy, rather than by the president: has institutions called foundations considerable independent funds, controlled by clerics.

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