1. a) List the countries that border Kuwait.
b) What is the capital of Kuwait?
c) Who is the leader of Kuwait?

2. Kuwait gained its independence from the British in 1961. The 1962 constitution provides for an elected National Assembly and details the powers of the branches of government and the rights of citizens.
a) In what year were women in Kuwait given the right to vote and to run for office? (NOTE: Requirements for all citizens to vote: must be 21, have to have been a citizen for 20 years, and can not be in the security forces.)
b) How many women won seats in parliament in the election that just took place?

3. While women won seats in parliament for the first time, which group lost ground in the elections?

4. Why had Kuwait's emir dissolved parliament for the second time in a year and called for new elections that resulted in women being elected for the first time?

5. Three of the women who won seats in parliament were mentioned in this article. What does each woman do for a living?

6. Were you surprised to learn that women were only given the right to vote or run for office in Kuwait so recently? Explain your answer.