Latin America Government

Scenario: Batsonia is a federal republic.  Citizens enjoy many freedoms, including the right to vote for their lawmakers in the legislative branch.  The people who are elected then choose a leader from within. What type of citizen participation is present here?

• Autocracy
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Presidential Democracy
• Oligarchy

What kind of citizen participation is present in Brazil and Mexico?

• Democracy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Unitary

What determines the difference between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

• The Head of Government comes from the executive branch in a Presidential Democracy; from the Legislative Branch in a Parliamentary Democracy
• The leader of a Presidential Democracy is called as President while the leader of a Parliamentary Democracy is called a Prime minister
• There is no difference between the two forms of democracy

What type of citizen participation is present in Cuba?

• Democracy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Confederation

Scenario: Batsonia is a federal republic.  Citizens enjoy many freedoms, including the right to vote for their lawmakers in the legislative branch.  The people who are elected then choose a leader from within. What type of citizen participation is present here?

• Autocracy
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Presidential Democracy
• Oligarchy

Which country grants its citizens the least amount of freedoms?

• Brazil
• Mexico
• Cuba
• Venezuela

Scenario: Bakersfield allows its citizens to vote directly for their leader.  The Head of Government is called the President and can serve up to two four-year terms.  What kind of citizen participation is present in Bakersfield?

• Autocracy
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Presidential Democracy
• Oligarchy

What term is described by the following: "a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force"?

• President
• Dictator
• Prime Minister
• Shogun

Which country does not allow citizens to vote for their leader?

• Brazil
• Cuba
• Mexico

Mexico and Brazil both have governments where citizens have rights and are allowed to vote for their leaders. What type of government is this?

• monarchy
• autocracy
• oligarchy
• democracy