Latin American Government

All citizens can participate in this type of government

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

Brazil's national government has more power than any one of their states, as they have a President who is not in the legislature. What type of government does Brazil have?

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Autocracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Oligarchy

Cuba doesn't allow freedom of choice in elections & only the Communist Party is permitted to exist. What type of government would Cuba be classified as?

• Federal

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Country A, citizens have the right to free speech; Country B, people do not have the right to free speech. Which of the following correctly identifies Country A & Country B?

• Country A is Bolivia; Country B is Mexico

• Country A is Brazil; Country B is Cuba

• Country A is Mexico; Country B is Brazil

• Country A is Cuba; Country B is Bolivia

What is true of citizen participation in Brazil and Mexico?

• Citizens are forced to join the majority political party.

• Citizens do not have the right to vote in national elections

• Citizens vote for legislators who elect the head of government.

• Citizens vote for members of the legislature and executive branches

In which type of government do citizens directly elect the leader of the national government?

• parlimentary autocracy

• presidential autocracy

• parlimentary democracy

• presidential democracy

What type of government has its Members of Parliament choose the leader?

• Parlimentary

• Presidential

What type of government allows only one person to have unlimited power?

• Autocratic

• Parlimentary

• Democratic

• Presidential

How are prime ministers in parliamentary democracies different from presidents in presidential democracies?

• Prime ministers have little power, while presidents are the most powerful people in government

• Presidents have executive & legislative powers, while prime ministers only have executive powers.

• Presidents are elected by the people, while prime ministers are chosen by the legislatures.

• The position of prime minister is passed from parent to child, while presidents are elected