Vocabulary
In Brazil, the President is both the chief executive and the head of state. What type of democracy is this?
What is Presidential Democracy?
Cuba has many political parties that citizens can vote for.
False; Cuba has only 1 political party
How is the president of Mexico chosen?
What is 'He is elected by the country’s people."
Which statement best describes the power of Cuba’s president?
What is "Power is mostly an authoritarian dictatorship?"
Which pair of countries have governments that are most similar?
What are Brazil & Mexico?
Which form of government puts the power of the government in a single person?
What is autocracy?
Brazil has a parliamentary democracy.
False; presidential democracy
If Brazil and the United States are both presidential democracies, how do they determine their leaders?
What is "The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries."
The chief executive in Cuba, Brazil, and Mexico’s governments is the
What is president?
What is true about political parties in Cuba.
What is "There is only one legal political party?"
Which of these types of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?
What is direct democracy?
In a presidential democracy, the legislative and executive branches are separate.
True
Citizens may begin voting in Cuba and Brazil’s government at what age?
What is 16?
What role do the people play in Cuba’s government?
What is "They have very little say in the government?"
Which type of government would most likely abolish all opposing political parties, the direct election of leaders, and freedom of speech?
What is a Dictatorship?
A person who rules with complete power.
What is a dictator?
Fidel Castro is an example of a dictator.
True
Brazil and Mexico are presidential democracies, in which citizens are responsible for electing the:
What is president and members of the legislature?
Citizens of which country are considered to have the least freedom.
What is Cuba?
One way that Brazil’s government is different from Mexico’s government is that....
What is "citizens may begin voting at the age of 16?"
Present as the strongest or main element.
What is predominate?
Cuba is a democracy and their citizens have many freedoms.
False; communist and citizens' right are extremely limited.
What responsibility is required by law for Brazilian citizens over the age of 18?
What is voting?
In an autocratic government, freedom of speech is usually ___________.
What is "censored and controlled by the government?"
Which best describes Cuba’s government?
What is "Communist government?"