Latin America Government and Econ Quiz

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

A type of democracy that has a head of state and head of government that are the same person that is directed elected by the citizens, is what type of democracy? Mexico and Brazil both have this type.

• presidential
• parliamentary
• autocracy
• oligarchy

After Fidel Castro made Cuba communist, the US placed this type of economic trade barrier on Cuba which did not allow US companies to trade with Cuba.

• embargo
• blockade
• tariff
• quota

Cuba would be closest to what economic system on the economic continuum?

• command
• mixed
• traditional
• market

The name of the trade agreement that allows the US, Mexico and Canada to trade without tariffs?

• EU
• NAFTA
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Tordesillas

NAFTA's purpose is to eliminate trade barriers between the countries of Mexico, United States, and 

• Caribbean
• Cuba
• Costa Rica
• Canada

Tariffs are a trade barrier that place a tax on what type of goods?

• exported goods
• imported goods
• people's cars
• business owner's companies

Which is NOT an example of an economic trade barrier?

• ocean
• tariff
• embargo
• quota

Citizenship participation: Type of government where one person has complete control. People have no say in government.

• democracy
• oligarchy
• autocracy
• unitary

Citizenship Participation:Type of government where leaders rule with consent of the citizens (people get to vote)

• autocracy

• democracy

• market

• unitary