COMPARISON OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS OF …



COMPARISON OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS OF BRAZIL, MEXICO, AND CUBA

Brazil Mexico Cuba

Full Name Federative Republic United Mexican States Republic of Cuba

Of Brazil

Chief president (elected for president (elected to president (unlimited Executive 4-year term; 2 term limit 6 year term; 1 term limit terms); also serves as

first secretary of the

communist party

Distribution federal federal unitary

Of Power

Citizens’ 16-17 year olds and those must be 18 years or must be 16 years or

Role over 70 may vote; 18-70 older to vote older to vote (only

are required to vote candidates approved by

the communist party

can run for office)

Citizens’ Level 59 - Average 52 - Average 157 – one of the least

Of Personal free nations in the

Freedom world

(1=most free:

159=least free)

World avg.=57.

Legislature (law Congress Congress National Assembly of

(making body) People’s Power

Political Parties many; people are free many; people are free one: Cuban Communist

to join any they wish to join any they wish Party PCC; membership

is very restricted.

Use the information in the chart above to answer the questions on the back of this page.

1. Which country’s president can serve for as long as they want? ___CUBA_____________________

2. Which country’s president is elected for 4 years, and may serve two terms? ___BRAZIL____________________

3. Which country’s president is elected for a single, 6 year term? ____MEXICO_________________________

4. Which two countries have a federal form of government? __BRAZIL______________ and _MEXICO_______

5. What kind of government does Cuba have? _____UNITARY_____________________________

6. Which countries candidates must be approved by the communist party before they can run? __CUBA__________

7. Which country requires citizens between the ages of 18-70 to vote? __BRAZIL_____________

8. Which countries people have better than the world’s average in regards to personal freedoms? __MEXICO_____

9. Which countries people are some of the least free in the world? ___CUBA___________________

10. What is the name of the legislature in Cuba? NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE’S POWER

11. What is the name of the legislature in Brazil and Mexico? __CONGRESS_________________________

12. In which country is there only one political party with very restricted membership? __CUBA_____________

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