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WorksheetsGovernments of Latin America and Canada
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which form of government would have the LEAST amount of citizen participation?
a)
autocracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
democracy
d)
anarchy
2.
Nearly all of Latin American governments use a presidential system of government. This means
a)
the president's power cannot be stopped by the judicial branch.
b)
an executive branch exists and has power separate from the legislature.
c)
a president must work closely with the parliament who chooses him or her.
d)
the executive branch is more powerful than the other branches of government.
3.
Which form of government would have the HIGHEST amount of citizen participation?
a)
autocracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
democracy
d)
fascism
4.
Which of these would be MOST associated with a governmental dictatorship and restrictions on citizens' personal liberties?
a)
Canada
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
5.
In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?
a)
autocracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
presidential democracy
d)
parliamentary democracy
6.
Which BEST describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?
a)
The legislative branch in the presidential system is always unicameral.
b)
In a parliamentary democracy, the head of the government is a member of the legislature.
c)
In a presidential democracy, political power is shared between state and federal governments.
d)
In a parliamentary democracy there are usually two main political parties; in the presidential system there is only one.
7.
The governments of Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico are all officially headed by a person with the title of
a)
dictator
b)
president
c)
prime minister
d)
monarch
8.
Which country allows citizens to vote but only allows one political party (Communist Party) to run for office?
a)
India
b)
Brazil
c)
Mexico
d)
Cuba
9.
· Is ruled by a head of government and a head of state
· Often has a bicameral legislative branch
· United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia are examples
These items are describing what type of government system?
· Often has a bicameral legislative branch
· United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia are examples
These items are describing what type of government system?
a)
confederation
b)
oligarchy
c)
parliamentary
d)
presidential
10.
-- PRESIDENT serves a 6 year term
-- citizens ages 18-70 MAY vote in elections
-- president serves alone with no vice president
The following items are associated with which of the following countries?
a)
Cuba
b)
Brazil
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
11.
_______________ is the title of the politcal leader and chief executive in a parliamentary democracy.
a)
Prime minister
b)
President
c)
The Chief
d)
Chancellor
12.
A(n) ___________, or king or queen, is the figurehead in a parliamentary system of government.
a)
chief
b)
guru
c)
dictator
d)
monarch
13.
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 1959. The country is
"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 1959. The country is
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Cuba
d)
Canada
14.
In which of the following countries is voting compulsory (required by law)?
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Cuba
d)
Canada
15.
Because Canada is a parliamentary democracy, its political leader
a)
is whoever is the eldest child of the current reigning monarch.
b)
is elected by the majority of the popular votes of its citizens.
c)
is chosen by the party with the majority of members in the legislature.
d)
is elected by an electoral college chosen by the unicameral legislature.
16.
Who is the chief executive in Canada's parliamentary democracy?
a)
president
b)
monarch
c)
prime minister
d)
vice president
17.
Most democracies have a government with three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In Canada, the executive branch is the
a)
Senate
b)
President
c)
Parliament
d)
Prime minister
18.
Most democracies have a government with three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In Canada, the legislative branch is the
a)
Prime minister
b)
State Duma
c)
Governor's Council
d)
House of Representatives (Parliament)
19.
Who am I?
a)
Mexico
b)
Cuba
c)
Brazil
d)
California
20.
Who am I?
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
India
d)
Canada
21.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Mexico
b)
Cuba
c)
Brazil
d)
Bolivia
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