Countries
How would you describe citizen participation in Brazil?
Citizens vote for members of the legislative and executive branches.
One; _____ Communist Party; membership is very restricted
Which Latin American country is being described?
Cuba
In Marilyn's country, citizens vote for the political party they prefer over the others. The legislature appoints an executive leader to enforce laws enacted by the legislature.
Which conclusion can be drawn about Marilyn's country?
It is a parliamentary democracy.
Describe a Chief Executive
A term used for a head of government (e.g., President or Prime Minister).
How would you describe citizen participation in Mexico?
Citizens vote for members of the legislative and executive branches.
How is power distributed in a democratic government?
The citizens hold the power through voting, rights, freedoms, and opportunities to participate in government.
Sofia lives in a Latin American country where the leaders of the government are elected by the people for a specific length of time. The leaders are expected to represent the interests and wishes of citizens.
What type of government would BEST describe the one where Sofia lives?
presidential democracy
Describe an autocracy.
Type of government in which one person holds all power, and citizens have very few freedoms (speech viting, etc.)
In Cuba, Fidel Castro made all decisions for his country.
What role of leadership did Fidel Castro display after the Cuban Revolution?
dictator
In a democracy, where does MOST of the political power reside?
with the people by voting
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 country is X and which is Y?
X: Brazil, Y: Cuba
Describe democracy.
Type of government in which power is divided, citizens have many freedoms such as voting and freedom of speech.
How is Cuba’s government different from Mexico and Brazil?
citizens of Cuba have less freedom
How are parliamentary and presidential democracies different?
There is more separation of executive and legislative power in presidential democracies than in parliamentary democracies.
In Patrick's country the president is very powerful. There is a legislature in which citizens are elected to serve, but it can only advise the president. The president makes all decisions and controls the civilian government and the military.
How would you describe Patrick's country?
Autocracy
Describe a presidential democracy.
Citizens vote for the executive and legislative branch. The president is the head of government and the head of state.
How would you describe citizen participation in Cuba?
Citizens vote, but they only have one political party to choose from, therefore, they are more like an autocracy than a democracy.
What is the main difference between a parliamentary and a presidential democracy?
In a presidential democracy voters choose their leader directly but in a parliamentary democracy voters choose representatives to select the leader.
In Rochelle's country, everybody over the age of twenty-one is eligible to vote on who they want to serve in the national legislature. The legislature then enacts laws to govern the country and appoints an executive.
What conclusion can be drawn about the government of Rochelle's country?
It has a parliamentary democracy
Describe a parliamentary democracy.
Citizens vote for the legislative branch, then the legislative branch chooses the executive branch. The executive leader is the head of government and the monarch is the head of state.