Review for Latin American Government

Mexico and Brazil have compulsory voting. Compulsory means

• Free to choose, not required

• Voluntary

• Mandatory, not voluntary

• An exercise in a national sporting event.

Which statement is TRUE about Cuba and its government?

• Citizens play an important role in voting for their President.

• Only candidates from the Communist Party are recognized by law and the country is run by a dictator.

• Citzens get to vote for a new President every 4 years.

• Cuba has a Parliamentary Democracy.

What type of government has power shared by national and regional (state) authorities

• Unitary

• Autocratic

• Federal

• Dictatorship

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

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
• oligarchy
• unitary

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

• has a president as a chief executive.
• does not allow 16-year-olds to vote.
• requires citizens aged 18-70 to vote.
• has a legislature called the Congress.

Which term describes how political power is distributed in Cuba?

• federal government
• unitary government
• aristocratic government
• confederation government