1. Latin America
Governments

2. GPS and E.Q.
GPS SS6CG2a. Compare the federal-republican systems of Brazil and Mexico to the dictatorship of Cuba, distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.
E.Q. How are the governments of Brazil and Mexico different from the government of Cuba?

3. Brazil’s Government TYPE OF GOVERNMENT Federal Presidential Democracy
CITIZEN’S RIGHTS/FREEDOMS
Right to vote
ages or over 70 may choose to vote
Ages MUST vote
Average level of freedom
Property rights aren’t always protected
Courts can’t be trusted

4. CRCT Test Prep page 60 132. What type of government exists in Brazil?
Presidential democracy
133. Which term describes how political power is distributed in Brazil?
Federal government
134. One way Brazil’s government is different from the U.S. government is that it…
Requires citizens aged to vote

5. Mexico’s Government TYPE OF GOVERNMENT Federal
Presidential Democracy (one 6 year term)
CITIZEN’S RIGHTS/FREEDOMS
Right to vote
Age 18 and over may choose to vote
Average level of freedom
Court system is managed by central gov’t – not independent of president

6. CRCT Test Prep page 61 135. What type of government exists in Mexico?
Presidential democracy
136. Which term describes how political power is distributed in Mexico?
Federal government
137. One way Mexico’s government is different from the U.S. government is that it…
Presidents can only serve one 6-year term

7. Cuba’s Government TYPE OF GOVERNMENT Unitary Communist dictatorship
President is appointed by National Assembly of People’s Power
Communist Party (ONLY POLITICAL PARTY) controls all parts of government
CITIZEN’S RIGHTS/FREEDOMS
Right to vote
Only for members of National Assembly of People’s Power – candidates approved by Communist Party of Cuba
Ages 16 and up
One of least free countries in the world
Government controls almost all businesses, factories, & farms

8. CRCT Test Prep page 62 138. What type of government exists in Cuba?
Dictatorship
139. Which term describes how political power is distributed in Cuba?
Unitary government
140. Which statement about political parties is true about Cuba?
There is only 1 legal political party

9. Use the chart on CRCT Test Prep page 63 to answer the following questions:
141. Citizens of which country are considered to have the least freedom?
Cuba
142. Which country requires adults to vote?
Brazil
143. Which pair of countries has governments that are most similar?
Brazil and Mexico

10. Summary Question
Of the 3 countries: Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba – which would you choose to live in and why?