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Latin American Government

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a unitary government?
a)
Power is divided between the central and smaller political units
b)
Small group of people rule like people with wealth or power
c)
A government in which one central government holds power
d)
Rules within limits set by constitutional law and citizen"s right 
2.
What is an example of a Democratic Government?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Germany
c)
Cuba
d)
Russia
3.
What kind of country is Brazil?
a)
Federal Republic
b)
Confederation
c)
Democratic
d)
Oligarchic 
4.
Who rules in a Monarchy? 
a)
Dictator 
b)
President
c)
Prime Minister
d)
Queen/King
5.
What is Theocracy?
a)
Based on the citizens choices
b)
Based on religious rules
c)
One leader has total power
d)
All power goes to the central government
6.
What rules in Oligarchy? 
a)
The president is the head of the government
b)
Based on its religious, the laws of those religions rule
c)
Royalty rules like the KIng or Queen
d)
A small group of people with the power/or organization 
7.
Which country has Autocracy?
a)
Cuba
b)
Mexico
c)
Britain
d)
Canada
8.
True or False
A government is a body with the authority to make laws, and interpret the laws when disagreements arise
a)
False
b)
True
c)
Swag Unicorn
d)
False apple
9.
What is the meaning of suffrage?
a)
The right for equality
b)
The right to vote
c)
The right for freedom of speech
d)
The right to eat potatoes 
10.

Which form of government would have the MOST amount of citizen participation?

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

autocracy

d)

anarchy

11.

Which form of government would have the LEAST amount of citizen participation?

a)

democracy

b)

autocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

beaucracy

12.

How might the form of government affect the role of the citizen in Cuba?

a)

Cuba has a dictatorship, which limits the voting rights of the citizens.

b)

Cuba has a dictatorship, which allows for greater voting rights of the citizens.

c)

Cuba has a federal-republican system, which limits the voting rights of the citizens.

d)

Cuba has a federal-republican system, which allows for greater voting rights of the citizens.

13.

In which system of government do the citizens elect members of the legislature and then legislature elects the executive leader of the government?

a)

autocracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

presidential democracy

d)

parliamentary democracy

14.

-- Federal system

-- President is elected to a 6 year term

-- Senate and Chamber of Deputies is bicameral legislature

-- Presidential democracy

a)

Cuba

b)

Mexico

c)

Colombia

d)

Haiti

15.

The Mexican government functions using a democratic system, while the Cuban government functions using which type of system?

a)

parliamentary

b)

fascist

c)

anarchist

d)

dictatorship

16.

What is the title of the political leader with the most power in the countries of Brazil and Mexico?

a)

prime minister

b)

president

c)

king

d)

chairman

17.

Which country allows citizens to vote but only allows one political party (Communist Pary) to run for office?

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Brazil

d)

Turkey

18.

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 the late 1950s. The country is the

a)

Republic of Cuba

b)

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

c)

Federative Republic of Brazil

d)

Unitary States of Colombia

19.

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.

20.

Which of the countries would citizen participation in government be the LEAST?

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Brazil

d)

United States

21.

-- Federal system

-- Voting is REQUIRED by citizens aged 18-70

-- Presidential democracy

-- National Congress and Chamber deputies is bicameral legislature

-- President is elected to a single 4-year term


What Latin American country is being described here?

a)

Brazil

b)

Cuba

c)

India

d)

Germany

22.

What country is labeled the number 4 on the map?

a)

Colombia

b)

Panama

c)

Cuba

d)

Brazil

23.

What country is highlighted green on the map?

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

24.

Which of the following countries is highlighted RED on the map?

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Cuba

d)

Panama

25.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Cuba's government structure?

a)

autocracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

presidential democracy

d)

citizens have very little personal freedoms

26.

________________ is the title of the chief executive with the most political power in a parliamentary democracy.

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

King

d)

Vice President

27.

If a legislature is said to be BICAMERAL then there are how many houses in that legislature?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

-- Unitary style of government with one central government

-- Autocratic Dictatorship

-- 16 and over may vote but may only choose Communist

-- National Assembly of People's Power is unicameral legislature


What country is being described here?

a)

India

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Cuba

29.

Who serves as the figurehead in a parliamentary democracy? They have no political power at all.

a)

prime minister

b)

monarch (king/queen)

c)

chancellor

d)

premier

30.

Today most countries of Latin America have a(n) __________ government.

a)

Democratic

b)

Autocratic

c)

Communist

d)

Oligarchies

31.

Cuba has an _____________ government controlled by the ___________party.

a)

autocratic, republican

b)

democratic, communist

c)

autocratic, communist

d)

autocratic, monarchy

32.

In the 1960s most Latin American countries were governed by their military or dictators.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which of the following describe the governments of Mexico and Brazil? (Select 3)

a)

Citizens are not allowed to criticize the government

b)

Voting is an important

c)

Citizens can express their opinions freely.

d)

A written constitution protects the rights of citizens.

e)

One leader or political party controls the government

34.

Which of the following describe the government of Cuba? (Select 3)

a)

Citizens are not allowed to criticize the government

b)

Citizens play little role in choosing the leaders of their country

c)

Citizens can express their opinions freely.

d)

A written constitution protects the rights of citizens.

e)

One leader or political party controls the government

35.

The top leader in Brazil and Mexico is the.....

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Chancellor

c)

President

d)

King

36.

The government system found in Mexico and Brazil?

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

37.

The government system found in Cuba is a(n) _________

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

38.

The legislatures of Brazil and Mexico are called the.....

a)

National Council of Deputies

b)

National Federal Assembly

c)

National Assembly of People's Power

d)

National Congress

39.

The legislature of Cuba is called the.....

a)

National Council of Deputies

b)

National Federal Assembly

c)

National Assembly of People's Power

d)

National Congress

40.

How is power distributed in Mexico and Brazil?

a)

Unitary system

b)

Federal System

41.

How is power distributed in Cuba?

a)

Unitary system

b)

Federal System

42.

Which of the following describe a presidential democracy? (select 2)

a)

leader is chosen by the legislature

b)

leader is directly elected by the people

c)

leader is separate from the legislature

d)

leader is a part of the legislature

43.

Which of the following describe a parliamentary democracy? (select 2)

a)

leader is chosen by the legislature

b)

leader is directly elected by the people

c)

leader is separate from the legislature

d)

leader is a part of the legislature

44.

Which government officials are directly elected by the people in Mexico and Brazil? (select 2)

a)

President

b)

Members of national legislature

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Members of the Presidential Cabinet

45.

Which best describes how the North American Free Trade Agreement encourages trade between member countries?

a)

It sets quotation items member countries can trade.

b)

It puts tariffs in place to slow trade with nonmember countries.

c)

It reduces trade barriers and increases trade between member countries.

d)

It allows member countries to decide what other countries can trade.

46.

What is one goal of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

a)

to remove tariffs

b)

to create a military

c)

to adapt a language

d)

to make a new currency

47.

Which form of government puts the power in a single person?

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

confederation

48.

Which is true about a democracy?

a)

Leaders are elected by citizens

b)

Citizens do not vote for their leaders

c)

King or Queens rule autocratically in a democratic government

d)

Laws created in a democracy are more likely to protect the parliament

49.

Which country does not use a presidential democracy?

a)

United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Cuba

50.

Which type of government exists in Cuba?

a)

dictatorship

b)

monarchy

c)

parliamentary democracy

d)

presidential democracy

51.

One way that Mexico's government is different from the United States' government is that ______.

a)

the president is the chief executive

b)

the legislature is called the Congress

c)

citizens 18 years old and over may vote

d)

president can only serve one six-year term

52.

Which statement about political parties is true about Cuba?

a)

There are many political parties

b)

There is only one legal political party

c)

The leader of a political party cannot be president

d)

Those running for office may not be in the Communist

53.

Which country requires most adults to vote?

a)

Brazil

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

United States

54.

Citizens of which country are considered to have the least freedom?

a)

Brazil

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

United States

55.

Which pair of countries has governments that are most similar?

a)

Brazil and Cuba

b)

Mexico and Cuba

c)

Brazil and Mexico

d)

Cuba and the United States

56.

As with any small island country, Cuba has fewer natural resources than countries such as Brazil. This affects their trade in that Cuba ____.

a)

exports a wide variety of products because they have so few resources.

b)

should import fewer products because they have so few resources

c)

needs to import more products because they do not have all the resources they need

d)

does not import or export

57.

The limit on how many items can be imported into a country is the ___.

a)

demand

b)

quota

c)

supply

d)

tariff

58.

The economic system of communist countries is most closely related to which of the following:

a)

command economy

b)

market economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

mixed economy

59.

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

a)

What to produce, why to produce, when to produce?

b)

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

c)

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

d)

What is your opportunity cost, why are economic resources needed, when should these resources be used?

60.

The relationship between literacy rate and standard of living in Latin America is _____.

a)

literacy rate has not effect on the standard of living

b)

the higher the literacy rate the higher the standard of living

c)

the standard of living is independent of literacy rate

d)

low literacy rate creates a higher standard of living

61.

Economic decisions based customs and beliefs are found in a ______.

a)

market economy

b)

free enterprise system

c)

traditional economy

d)

command economy

62.

In a command economy, economic decisions are made by the ____.

a)

consumers

b)

market

c)

government

d)

producers

63.

Political authority is given by the people.

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

64.

Can be classified as Direct or Indirect

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

65.

North Korea is an example of this form of government.

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

66.
In which type of government do the citizens of the country have the most power?
a)
Autocratic
b)
Democratic
67.
In which type of government does a single ruler have unlimited power?
a)
Autocratic
b)
Democratic
68.
In which type of government are the citizens not allowed to vote for leaders?
a)
Autocratic
b)
Democratic
69.
In which type of government does the ruler use force to control the citizens of the country?
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
70.

In an Autocracy, the citizens have_______________ power.

a)

No

b)

Some

c)

All

71.

In a Democracy, the citizens have ____________ power.

a)

no

b)

all

72.

North Korea is an example of a democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

The President is not elected by the people.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

A type of Government where one person has unlimited power.

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

75.

A government system where the citizens rule through elections and voting.

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

76.

In an Autocracy, the citizens have_______________ power.

a)

No

b)

Some

c)

All

77.

In a Democracy, the citizens have ____________ power.

a)

no

b)

all

78.

In a parliamentary government, the legislature does not control the power.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

In a parliamentary government, the legislature does not control the power.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

In a presidential system, the leader does not answer to the people.

a)

true

b)

false

81.

Citizens in an oligarchy have more power than those in a democracy.

a)

true

b)

false

82.

The president answers to the legislature.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

North Korea is an example of a democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

There is a separation of powers in a parliamentary system.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

The Queen of England controls the parliamentary government.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

An oligarchy is led by a small group.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

The President is not elected by the people.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Can the Prime Minister be forced to resign?

a)

Yes

b)

No

89.

There are checks and balances in a Presidential system.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

A King or Queen cannot be a leader of an autocracy.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

The President cannot be forced to resign.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

This is the title held by the king of Russia

a)

Tsar

b)

Prince

c)

Kaisar

d)

Caesar

93.

A monarchy is...

a)

a government ruled by a president

b)

a government ruled by a mayor

c)

a government ruled by a king or queen

d)

a government ruled by Chuck Norris

94.

What form of government involves a governing body, Parliament, which limits the king's power?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Parliamentary monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Representative Democracy

95.

Which of the following countries is a real life example of a parliamentary monarchy?

a)

England (United Kingdom)

b)

Wakanda

c)

North Korea

d)

Cuba

96.

n Australia the federal Parliament consists of:

a)

The House of Representatives, the Governor General and the High court

b)

The House of Representatives, the Senate and the Queen, represented by the Governor General

c)

The Prime Minister, Ministers and Backbenchers

97.

How many members does the European Parliament have?

a)

751

b)

571

c)

630

d)

315

98.
What type of government is both the parliamentary and the presidential?
a)
democracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
autocracy
99.
The leader is a president in this form of government?
a)
parliamentary democracy
b)
presidential democracy
c)
both
100.
The president is the head of state and head of government in this type of democracy? 
a)
parliamentary democracy
b)
presidential democracy
c)
both
101.
In which type of government do the citizens of the country have the most power?
a)
Autocratic
b)
Democratic
102.
In which type of government does a single ruler have unlimited power?
a)
Autocratic
b)
Democratic
103.
In which type of government are the citizens not allowed to vote for leaders?
a)
Autocratic
b)
Democratic
104.
In a parliamentary democracy, the citizens vote directly for the leader.
a)
True
b)
False
105.
The United States is an example of which form of democracy?
a)
Presidential
b)
Parliamentary
c)
Autocratic
106.
The citizens have no participation in my government.
a)
Autocratic
b)
Democratic
107.
What type of government is both the parliamentary and the presidential?
a)
democracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
autocracy

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