Government Systems and Rights Quiz

Analyze the chart to answer the question. How are Brazil’s and Mexico’s governments similar?

• In both countries, the people elect the leader.

• In both countries, the military forces choose the head of state.

• In both countries, the title is passed down through generations.

• In both countries, the people vote on the legislature who then selects the leader.

In Country X, the citizens have the right to free speech; in Country Y, the people do not have the right to free speech. Which of the following correctly identifies Country X and Country Y?

• Country X is Bolivia; Country Y is Mexico.

• Country X is Brazil; Country Y is Cuba.

• Country X is Mexico; Country Y is Brazil.

• Country X is Cuba; Country Y is Bolivia.

What is TRUE of both parliamentary democracies and presidential democracies?

• The voters elect their lawmakers.

• The legislature chooses the president or prime minister.

• The head of state is a king or queen without real power.

• The government works because power is passed down by a dictator.

Based on the passage, what type of government does Country X have?

• Communist dictatorship

• Absolute monarchy

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

Use the chart to answer the question. How does Cuba's economy answer the three basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce?

• The past guides all decisions about how to answer the basic economic questions.

• Supply and demand will determine how all the basic economic questions are answered.

• The government makes almost all the decisions about answering the basic economic questions.

• Supply and demand will answer the basic economic questions, but the government will make changes to guarantee fairness and productivity.

In which type of economy does the government control the factors of production?

• mixed economy

• traditional economy

• command economy

• market economy

Based on this information, what type of economy does Brazil have?

• Brazil has a pure market economy.

• Brazil has a mixed economy with command and market elements.

• Brazil has a pure command economy.

• Brazil has a traditional economy with command and market elements.

In what ways are the Mexican and Brazilian economies similar?

• They are both mixed-market leaning economies.

• They are both mixed-command leaning economies.

• They are both pure market economies.

• They are both pure command economies.

Which diagram correctly illustrates the role of voters in parliamentary and presidential democracies?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Some small communities in the remote parts of the Amazon Rainforest hunt and farm in the same ways their ancestors did hundreds of years ago. They barter among themselves or with other small communities for the things they cannot make themselves. What type of economy is this?

• mixed economy

• traditional economy

• command economy

• market economy