Cuban Revolution
Cultural Geography I
Cultural Geography II
Government Terms
Latin American Government
100
Who was the the dictator of Cuba before Castro?
Batista
100
What is the northernmost country of Latin America?
Mexico
100
What is the primary religion of Latin America
Catholic
100
In what system of government is the central government in control of all levels of government?
Unitary
100
What is the level of citizen participation in Cuba?
Autocratic
200
What kind of government has Cuba had since the Cuban Revolution?
communist
200
What are the two primary languages of Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
200
What is the primary race of Haiti?
African
200
In what system of government is power shared between the regional governments and the national (or central) governments?
federal
200
How is power distributed among the levels of government in Mexico and Brazil?
federal
300
Who was Cuba's ally after the US placed an embargo on them?
Soviet Union
300
What country was conqured by Portugal?
Brazil
300
What are people of African and European ancestry known as?
mullato
300
How is the head of government chosen in a presidential democracy?
The people elect the HoG
300
What is the least free county in Latin America?
Cuba
400
What kind of economy is Cuba closest?
command
400
Why is most of Latin America Catholic?
The Spanish and Portuguese brought their religion with them when they conquered Latin America.
400
What are people of European and Native ancestry in Latin America known as?
mestizo
400
In what type of democracy is the head of government chosen from the legislature?
parliamentary
400
Why is it pointless for Cubans to vote?
There is only one candidate to choose from and that candidate has been selected by the Communist party headed by Castro.
500
Why did America place an embargo on Cuba?
Cuba became communist and took away US businesses.
500
Why are there people of African descent in the Americas today?
They were brought as slaves.
500
How did Latin America get its name?
Spanish and Portugese are derived from Latin.
500
Why can a country be unitary and democratic?
Citizens may still be able to vote for their leaders even if the national government has all the power.
500
Why must people in Brazil vote?
It is the law that you must vote between the ages of 18-70
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