Latin American Government

In Patrick's country the president is very powerful.

There is a senate in which citizens are elected to

serve, but it can only advise the president. The

president makes all decisions and controls the

civilian government and the military. Which

answer choice correctly describes Patrick's

country?

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Autocracy

Which of the following countries has the least freedom to do business?

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Brasil

• USA

What three economic questions are asked when studying the similarities of traditional, command, and market economies?

• What is your opportunity cost, what economic resources needed, why should these resources be used?

• What to produce, why to produce, and when to produce?

• What to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce?

Which letter represents Mexico in the Economic Continuum?

• X

• Y

• Z

Which letter represents Brasil in the Economic Continuum?

• X

• Y

• Z

Which letter represents Cuba in the Economic Continuum?

• X

• Y

• Z

Which of these BEST describes the economy of Brazil?

• a market-based economy with hardly any central economic planning

• a market-based economy with a fair amount of central economic planning

• a command economy with hardly any marketbased economic activity

• a command economy with a fair amount of market-based economic activity

How are parliamentary and presidential democracies different?

• There is more separation of executive and legislative power in presidential democracies than in parliamentary democracies.

• There is more separation of executive and legislative power in parliamentary democracies than in presidential democracies.

• In presidential democracies, citizens elect the leader of the government. In parliamentary democracies, citizens do not have the right to vote.

• In parliamentary democracies, citizens elect the leader of the government. In presidential democracies, citizens do not have the right to vote.

What does the illustration demonstrate?

• There are many democracies

• The role of voters (citizens) in parliamentary and presidential democracies

• Voters in a presidential democracy vote for the legislature only.

How is citizen participation different in autocratic and democratic governments?

• Citizen participation is greater in autocratic governments because citizens are required by law to work for the government.

• Citizen participation is greater in democratic governments because citizens are required by law to work for the government.

• Citizen participation is greater in democratic governments because citizens have the power to vote on important matters

• Citizen participation is greater in autocratic governments because citizens have the power to vote on important matters.