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Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba have chief executives called the president. What are the

main differences between citizen participation and leadership in those countries?

• Brazil is a parliamentary democracy while both Cuba and Mexico are presidential

  democracies. Voting is mandatory in Brazil and Mexico.

• Mexico is a presidential democracy while Cuba and Brazil are parliamentary

  democracies. Voting is mandatory in Brazil and Cuba.

• Brazil and Mexico are presidential democracies and voting is mandatory. Cuba is an

  autocracy since they have only one legal political party.

• Although all three countries have presidents, Cuba is not considered a democracy

  because they have only one legal political party. Brazil is not a democracy because

  citizens are required to vote. Only Mexico is a democracy.

This type of government is ruled by a dictator. Citizens do not have much participation and

the leader does what he or she wants without the approval of the people.

• Autocracy

• Democratic idealism

• Parliamentary democracy

• Presidential democracy

Which type of government exists in Cuba?

• autocracy

• monarchy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Power is divided between the legislative and executive branch. Citizens vote for

representatives in the legislature and the legislature chooses the chief executive from the

majority party. The chief executive of the government answers to the legislature not the

citizens.

• Autocracy

• Democratic idealism

• Parliamentary democracy

• Presidential democracy

Power is divided between the legislative and executive branch. Citizens have a say in the

government by voting for representatives to the legislature and electing the chief executive.

The executive and legislative branches work together but neither has authority over the other

branch.

• Autocracy

• Democratic idealism

• Parliamentary democracy

• Presidential democracy

This type of government allows the most citizen participation. Citizens vote to elect leaders

and make government decisions. The people have the power.

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• theocracy

How do citizens in a democracy participate in their government?

• Leaving the country

• Staying at home and not voting

• Voting in elections

• Joining the communist party

One way that Mexico’s government is different from the United States’ government is that

• the president is the chief executive.

• the legislature is called the Congress.

• citizens 18 years old and over may vote.

• presidents can only serve one 6-year term.

Which pair of countries has governments that are most similar?

• Brazil and Cuba

• Mexico and Cuba

• Brazil and Mexico

• Cuba and the United States

Which statement about political parties is true about Cuba?

• There are many political parties.

• There is only one legal political party.

• The leader of a political party cannot be president.

• Those running for office may not be in the Communist Party.