Question

forms of government: latin america
the government of each country can be structured in many different ways. all of the governments in the world can be classified as either a democratic or an autocratic government. the citizens in a democratic government have all the political power. a citizen is a person who lives in a particular country. the power is exercised through free voting (voting is the ability to make a choice) for a government leader. in contrast, when the power of the government rests with a single leader, its an autocratic government. the citizens of an autocratic government have extremely limited political power and do not have the power to vote. the power rests with a single leader.
mexico and brazil both have similar types of government. both countries have a democratic government. this means that the citizens have the ability to vote for the government leaders. there is also a president that is elected in both mexico and brazil. mexico: the president can only serve one six - year term. citizens who are eighteen and older can vote in mexico. in brazil, the president can serve up to two four - year terms. brazil requires that citizens be between 18 and 70 years old to vote, but they can vote as young as sixteen. there are many political parties in both mexico and brazil. a political party is an organization that represents a specific political agenda in a country.
cuba is an autocratic government. cuba was led by fidel castro from 1959 to 2008. then his brother raul castro became the leader. the citizens can vote for leaders at age sixteen; however, the leaders all belong to a certain political party called the cuban communist party. this means that the choices have very little input as the leaders all come from a specific political party. there is not a term for the president in cuba. this means that the president is not limited by a certain amount of years in office.
forms of government: latin america
citizens’ role in government
directions: fill in the missing boxes based on the passage.

facts	brazil	mexico	cuba
head of government is elected by -			citizens, but only one political party
terms of office	up to 2 four - year consecutive terms	six - year term	four - year term
voting age	16 (can vote as young as 16, required to be 18 - 70 to vote)	18	16

two types of governments
directions: add the phrases from the list to the venn diagram.

1. citizens most control
2. government most control
3. type of government

(there is also a venn diagram with two circles labeled autocratic and democratic)

Explanation:

To fill the table for "Forms of Government: Latin America - Citizens’ Role in Government", we analyze the passage:

• Brazil: Type of Government is Democratic. Head of Government (President) is elected by citizens (free voting). Terms of Office: up to 2 four - year terms (executive terms). Voting Age: Citizens 18 and older can vote.
• Mexico: Type of Government is Democratic. Head of Government (President) is elected by citizens. Terms of Office: one six - year term. Voting Age: Citizens 18 and older can vote.
• Cuba: Type of Government is Autocratic. Head of Government is elected by only one political party (not by all citizens). Terms of Office: not limited by term (leaders from a single party, no term limit mentioned but implies long - term). Voting Age: Citizens 16 and older can vote (from the passage: "citizens can vote for leaders at age 16").

Answer:

Facts	Type of Government	Head of Government is elected by...	Terms of Office	Voting Age
Mexico	Democratic	Citizens	One six - year term	18 and older
Cuba	Autocratic	Only one political party (not by all citizens)	Not limited by term (leaders from a single party)	16 and older