LA Government: Cuba

LA Government: Cuba

LEADERSHIP

Cuba’s president holds the most political power. The president governs like a dictator and has absolute authority. The president is elected* by the National Assembly for a five-year term.

*Cuba's Communist Party is the only legal party, and officially sanctioned candidates run unopposed.*

Open Ended

What is different about Cuba's government?

LEGISLATURE

The National Assembly of People’s Power is the country’s unicameral legislature. The number of seats is based on Cuba’s population (currently 605 seats). Candidates are selected and approved by the government before the people can vote for them. Members serve five-year terms.

Draw

How many seats does Cuba's unicameral legislature currently have?

Multiple Choice

Cuba's legislature is _____ and is called ________?

• bicameral; Cuban Assembly of People's Power

• unicameral; National Assembly of People's Power

• unicameral; National Cuban Citizen's Power

AUTOCRACY​

Cuba has been an autocratic dictatorship since Fidel Castro used military force to overthrow the government in 1959. Since this time, there has been one leader (Fidel or Raul) who holds unlimited power over the country. Even though citizens get to “vote”, they do not get to select the candidates or make the laws.

Multiple Select

Under an autocratic dictatorship, citizens get to ______, but does not get to ______ the _______ or _______ the laws.

• vote

• select

• candidates

• make

Multiple Choice

A government where political authority rests with a single leader.

• autocratic

• democratic

• monarchy

ROLE OF THE CITIZENS

Citizens have few freedoms. Men and women aged 16 and over may choose to vote, but have limited choices. There is only one political party (the Communist Party) that is allowed in Cuba. It has been controlled by Fidel or Raul Castro since 1959.

Draw

Fidel or Raul Castro is Cuba's _________?

Open Ended

What is the name of the only political party in Cuba?

FREEDOMS

Even though they get to vote, Cubans have no real opportunity to change their government. Cuba’s president and the Communist Party control all aspects of the citizens’ lives.  The government denies citizens personal freedoms and rights, and those that protest are either jailed or killed. The government also restricts what information the citizens can access by censoring all media sources.

Open Ended

Censorship is when an authority (such as a government or religion) cuts out or suppresses communication. This may be done because it is considered wrong, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient to the government or other authority.

Open Ended

Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.

Open Ended

Present as the strongest or main element.