1.0Wide Anglehttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideanglediana cofresihttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/author/diana-cofresi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XKEpHd4L6U"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/middle-east-governments-jordan/2433/">Future for Lebanon: Map: Middle East Governments: Jordan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/middle-east-governments-jordan/2433/embed/#?secret=XKEpHd4L6U" width="600" height="338" title="“Future for Lebanon: Map: Middle East Governments: Jordan” — Wide Angle" data-secret="XKEpHd4L6U" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Jordan is a monarchy, with a bicameral legislature. The monarch appoints members of the National Assembly, and popular elections determine the House of Representatives. By law, women must hold at least six of the 110 seats in the House of Representatives. King Abdullah Hussein ruled Jordan from 1953 until his death in 1999, and struggled […]https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/files/2008/08/wa_img_futureleb_map_jordan.gif