Wahabbi main focus was to live life based solely on the Quran and through Muhammad's example. They also sought out to convert the world to Islam and were often intolerant of other faiths.
The Saudi Arabian government considers the Quran to be its constitution and therefore the state is governed by Islamic law. It is applied by a sharia court system whose judges and legal advisors are ulama which are Muslim scholars and King Faisal was a protector of the Saudi Arabian holy sites of Islam. Its political system is an absolute monarchy that was founded in 1932 by Abdulaziz bin Abd al-Rahman Al Saud and his son has been the ruler since 2005. Their basic law of government states the government's rights and responsibilities and is broken down into three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The executive branch consists of a King who is the prime minister, chief of state, head of government, and commander in chief of the military. His cabinet is appointed by him every four years and includes many family members as well as twenty two government ministries. The legislative branch is made up of a Consultative Council of 150 members and a chairman appointed by the king for a four year term. The Consultative council also proposes new laws and amends current laws. The judicial branch consists of a justice who administers according to Islamic law. The Supreme Council of Justice is composed of 12 senior jurists and the Justice is administered by a system of religious courts whose judges are appointed by the King who acts as the highest court of appeal and has the power to pardon.
While many Americans do not fully understand Saudi Arabian culture, Saudi Arabia is perhaps one of the United States' closest allies in the Middle East, a relationship that the United States has solid interest in maintaining. They rely on Saudi Arabia to help alleviate tensions in the Middle East and the world oil industry, which directly influences the United States economy and therefore, the United States should continue to foster political and economic reform within Saudi Arabia in an effort to broaden and further stabilize their economy.