Common assessment 9

Which statement best descries 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 the executive branched,

Country X Country Y

Free Speech Do not have right to free speech

Identify the two countries.

• Country X is Brazil Country Y is Cuba

• Country x is Cuba country Y is Mexico

• Country X is Brazil country Y is Mexico

• Country X is mexico Country Y is Brazil

Maria lives in a Latin American country where the leaders of the government are elected by the people for a specific amount of time. What type of government is this?

• presidential

• communist

• monarchy

• parliamentary

Cuba, Mexico and Brazil are all examples of democracy in Latin America because in all three countries the citizens vote for their leaders. Is this statement about citizens' participation in government correct?

• Yes, all three countries are democracies.

• Yes, all three countries require citizens to vote.

• No, Cuba is the only country where citizens vote.

• No, Cuba only allows citizens to vote for the current president.

Cuba is a Latin American country that uses the autocratic form of government, while Brazil uses what form of government?

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

• Monarchy

How are Brazil's and Mexico's governments similar?

• Both countries citizens select their leaders.

• In both countries, the military forces select the head of state.

• In both countries, the title is passed down through generations.

• In both countries, the citizens vote for the legislators, who then select the leader.

Juan lives in a Latin American country where the leaders of government are directly elected by the people for a specific length of time. What type of government does Juan live in?

• Presidential

• Communist

• Monarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

As a good citizen should, Mario votes in every election that he can. He votes for his representatives in the legislature, but is not allowed to vote for the leader of the government. What type of government is this?

• Autocracy

• Communism

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

What statement best describes the main difference between Presidential and Parliamentary Democracies?

• A Presidential Democracy country is bigger; a Parliamentary Democracy country is smaller.

• In a Presidential Democracy, citizens vote; in a Parliamentary Democracy, citizens do not vote.

• A Presidential Democracy country has states; a Parliamentary Democracy country does not have states.

• In a Presidential Democracy, citizens choose their leader directly; in a Parliamentary Democracy, citizens choose representatives to choose their leader.