Latin America Economic & Government Review

All economies have some market and some command elements, therefore they are known as ____________________ economies.

• Traditional

• Pure Market

• Mixed

• Pure Command

Which trade barrier has been in effect between the US and Cuba since Castro took over?

• Tariff

• Quota

• Embargo

• NAFTA

In Cuba, citizens can only vote for....

• The Law Makers-National Assembly of People's Power

• The Absolute Monarch on the ballot

• The President which is the head of government

• The Prime Minister who is selected from the parliament

The government of Brazil is a presidential democracy. Which of following statements is true about presidential democracies?

• A few people hold all the power in the legislature

• The people elect the parliament but not the president

• The president is not a member of the legislature

• The citizens of Brazil have very little power, but they do vote

The citizens of Brazil directly elects their president. Brazil is a ___________.

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

• communist country

• Brazil holds elections but there is only one person on the ballet

In Cuba, what type of government do they have?

• A Parliamentary Democracy

• A communist Monarchy

• A communist Dictatorship

• A communist Presidential Democracy

SS6CG2a One way that Brazil's government is different from the U.S. government is that it

• has a president as chief executive

• does not allow 16-year-olds to vote

• citizens aged 18-70 are required by law to vote

• has a legislature called the Congress

In 2010, Mexico imposed a limit of 250,000 tons of sugar that could be IMPORTED into Mexico. This is an example of.....

• tariff

• embargo

• quota

• free trade

A tariff is ...

• a tax on imports

• decrees in import price

• a way of boosting trade

• a sport that you play

Specialization is ...

• a work place job

• a way you produce products

• the special project you are working on

• The focus on producing one thing