Latin American Governments Review

The name of both Mexico and Brazil's legislature houses

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Senate and Chamber of Deputies

• State Duma and Federal Council

• Bundestag and Bundesrat

Has a president as chief executive

• Mexico, Brazil

• Brazil, Cuba

• Cuba, Mexico

• Brazil, Cuba, Mexico

Compulsory voting

• When voting is mandatory in a country

• When voting is optional in a country

• When citizens are not allowed to vote in a country

• When citizens only vote for members of the legislature

The only legal political party in Cuba

• Communist Party

• Democratic Party

• People's Party

• Bull Moose Party

Autocracy

• Type of government where one person is in charge

• Type of government where people are free to choose their leaders

• Type of government where a small group of people is in charge

• Type of government where only traditional farming is allowed

Presidential Democracy

• Type of democracy where the president is elected directly by the people

• Type of democracy where the president is chosen from the majority party in parliament

• Type of democracy where the president inherits power from his relative who was previously in charge

• Type of democracy where the prime minister is the chief executive of the country

Has a bicameral legislature

• Mexico, Brazil

• Brazil, Cuba

• Cuba, Mexico

• Mexico, Panama

A person living in a town, city, or country

• Enfranchisee

• Citizen

• Padawan

• Occupant

President serves one six-year term

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Brazil, Mexico, Cuba

President serves one four-year term

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Brazil, Mexico, Cuba