Governments of Latin America Test

In Brazil, the President is both the Chief Executive and the head of state. What type of democracy is this?

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Unitary Democracy

• Constitutional Democracy

Which form of government puts the power of the government in a single person?

• autocracy

• presidential democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• parliamentary democracy

Which Latin American country has an autocratic government?

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Brazil

• Argentina

How is the president of Mexico chosen?

• He is elected by the country's people.

• He is elected by the country's legislature.

• He is appointed by the king.

• He is chosen by the country's religious leader.

What type of government does Mexico have?

• Oligarchy

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Autocracy

If Brazil and the United States are both presidential democracies, how do they determine their leaders?

• The citizens vote on the legislature, then members of the legislature select the leader.

• The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.

• The leaders are passed down through the generations.

• The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries.

The 2 predominant forms of democratic governments are parliamentary and ______________.

• federal

• constitutional

• presidential

• communist

Citizens are not allowed to criticize the government and have limited rights and freedoms. Which country's government is being described?

• Cuba

• Mexico

• Brazil

• none of the above

In an autocratic government, freedom of speech is usually...

• protected by the government as a civil right

• guaranteed in the government's constitution

• censored and controlled by the government

• regulated only when it presents a clear and present danger

Which of these types of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?

• dictatorship

• direct democracy

• absolute monarchy

• oligarchy