Latin America: Government

Which term is NOT a way to describe how power is distributed in a government?

• federal

• democracy

• unitary

• confederation

Brazil's government distribution. Where's the power?

• federal

• confederacy

• democracy

• unitary

Type of democracy where citizens elect the legislative body (law-making body) and the law-making body appoints the executive branch

• presidential democracy

• direct democracy

• parliamentary democracy

• autocratic democracy

Type of democracy where citizens vote directly for legislative body (law-making body) and executive branch

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

• absolute democracy

• autocratic democracy

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

Which country grants its citizens the least amount of freedoms?

• Brazil
• Mexico
• Cuba
• Venezuela

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

Men and women who are 16-18 years of age may choose to vote, but citizens 19-70 are required by law to vote in national elections. Which country?

• A. Mexico

• B. Brazil

• C. Cuba

• D. China