Latin America Review Day 1

Cuba has one political party called

• Republican

• Libertarian

• Communist

• Green

What makes the government of Brazil and Mexico similar?

• They both have Presidential Democracies and the President is the Chief Executive and Head of State

• They are both Communist led countries

• They both have a Parliamentary Democracy

• Mexico and Brazil have no similarities.

Compulsory voting is

• voting that is optional

• voting that happens once every 20 years

• voting that is mandatory or required

• voting is not allowed.

Mexico's citizens have many freedoms, one of the most important ones is....

• Mexico's citizens don't have any rights.

• The right to vote

• The right to buy sugar can fields

• The right to fish in the Atlantic Ocean.

Which of the following countries is NOT a Presidential Democracy?

• Chile

• Brazil

• Mexido

• Cuba

Which of the following is characteristic of an autocratic government?

• It has multiple leaders voted on by the citizens in free elections

• It is often the most free form of democracy

• There is only 1 leader, usually a dictator

• There are 2 Presidents that work together to make the laws.

In a Federal System the National government shares power with

• The state governments

• The closest bordering country

• The largest political party

• The smallest political party

Why are most governments run by the communist party mixed, but command leaning economies?

• They have the most freedoms of any country.

• The government wants little say in how things are done so the people decide.

• The government encourages people to start their own businesses and set prices for goods

• The government usually maintains control over citizens personal freedoms and owns the majority of the businesses.

What information can you find on a market continuum?

• If a country has a market leaning or command leaning economy and to what extreme.

• If a country has a dictator

• If a country has agriculture as their key export

• If a country trades with Cuba or not.

What defines a market leaning economy?

• The government has total control

• The government owns most property and limits citizens freedoms.

• The businesses and citizens make choices about what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce

• All prices of goods are set each year and cannot be changed.