SS6CG1 Latin America Government Systems

How is Brazil and Mexico similar (alike)? Select the TWO ways.

• Both counties have a democratic system of government

• Citizens can only vote in local elections

• The president of each country is selected by the legislature

• Citizens elect people to represent them in the legislature

• Only one political party is allowed

Which country has a

"Single political party that controls the government"

• Cuba

• Mexico

• Brazil

What is an Autocracy?

• When one person has full control of the government.
• When multiple people control the government.
• When the people have control of the government.
• When a confederation takes over the government.

Cuba is a communist country. What type of government is this?

• Democracy
• Oligarchy 
• Autocracy 
• Parliamentary  

Which country (or countries) has a bicameral (2 houses) legislative branch? Select all that apply.

• Cuba

• Venezuela 

• Mexico

• Brazil 

How might the form of government affect the role of the citizen in Cuba?

• Cuba has a dictatorship, which limits the voting rights of the citizens.

• Cuba has a dictatorship, which allows for greater voting rights of the citizens.

• Cuba has a federal-republican system, which limits the voting rights of the citizens.

• Cuba has a federal-republican system, which allows for greater voting rights of the citizens.

What is the title of the political leader with the most power in the countries of Brazil and Mexico?

• prime minister

• president

• king

• chairman

Which country allows citizens to vote but only allows one political party (Communist Pary) to run for office?

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Brazil

• Turkey

ARTICLE 53.

"Citizens have freedom of speech and of the press in keeping with the objectives of socialist society."

This passage is from the 1992 Constitution of a Caribbean country that went through a violent revolution in the late 1950s. The country is the

• Republic of Cuba

• Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

• Federative Republic of Brazil

• Unitary States of Colombia

-- Federal system

-- Voting is REQUIRED by citizens aged 18-70

-- Presidential democracy

-- National Congress and Chamber deputies is bicameral legislature

-- President is elected to a single 4-year term

What Latin American country is being described here?

• Brazil

• Cuba

• India

• Germany