Governments of Latin America

Autocracy

• One leader has all the power

  
  

• • Citizens directly elect the leader

• aliens

• the government

Democracy

• the president pass the bill

• to make rules

• Citizens have the power (vote)

• transfer of power

Presidential Democracy

• Citizens directly elect the leader

• citizens directly elect the secretary

• citizens directly elect the officers

• citizens directly elect the cabinet

Parliamentary Democracy

• Citizens vote for members of Latin America

• Citizens vote for members of Russia

• Citizens vote for members of Parliament, Parliament selects the leader

• Citizens vote for members of the USA

Chief Executive

• no power

• A leader who represents a country at ceremonial events but holds very little real power

• all the power

• plans the regulations

Mexico is a parliamentary democracy in which the chief executive is elected by the parliament.

• True

• False

Cuba’s chief executive is the President.

• True

• False

Mexico and Brazil both have presidential democracies.

• True

• False

Brazil’s chief executive is part of the legislative branch.

• True

• False

One leader and political party holds all of the power in Mexico’s government.

• True

• False