Unit 07a - Latin American Government

Which statement about political parties is true regarding Cuba?

• There are many political parties.
• The leader of a political party cannot be the chief executive.
• There is only one legal political party.
• Those running for office may not be in the Communist Party.

Which country does NOT have a presidential democracy?

• The country at Letter A.
• The country at Letter B.
• The country at Letter C.
• None of the above.

What type of government is shown in the diagram below?

• Parliamentary democracy
• Presidential democracy
• Autocracy
• Absolute monarchy

Which pair of countries have governments that are the most similar?

• Cuba and Mexico
• Mexico and Brazil
• Brazil and Cuba
• None of the above

Citizens of which Latin American country are considered to have the LEAST freedom?

• Mexico
• Brazil
• Cuba

What role do the people play in Cuba's government?

• They have the power to vote leaders out of office.
• They have guaranteed rights by their constitution.
• They have the right to protest the government.
• They have very little say in the government.

Mexico and Brazil are presidential democracies in which citizens are responsible for electing...

• the chief executive only.

• the members of the legislature only.

• both the chief executive and members of the legislature.
• none of the political positions in the government.

What would be an accurate title for this list? • A single leader (or party) has all of power • The citizens play a very limited role (if any at all) in selecting government leaders • Citizens' rights and freedoms are extremely limited

• Characteristics of Constitutional Monarchies
• Characteristics of an Autocracy

• Characteristics of Presidential Democracies
• Characteristics of Parliamentary Democracies

The chief executive works independently of the legislature in which type of democracy?

• presidential

• parliamentary

• both presidential and parliamentary

• neither type of democracy

Which statement describes Brazil's government?

• Presidential democracy
• Many political parties
• Citizens have basic rights and freedoms according to their constitution

• All of the above.