1. BRAZIL Official Name: _____________________
Brazil is a _________________with the power divided between the central government and the state and local governments ( ex. _________)
Brazil is also a _____________l democracy
The citizens ______________________and they also elect the legislature which is called the Congress ( like the USA)
The president serves a _____________ term with a limit of two terms ( like the USA)

2. BRAZIL Citizens of Brazil can vote, both ____________ ____________
Citizens who are may vote if they choose, however citizens __________ are required to vote by law.
Citizens over 70 have the choice to vote or not

3. BRAZIL Party of the Liberal Front Liberal Party
There are many ______________in Brazil
People may join ________________________
Most center around particular beliefs and some center around certain people
Examples of Brazilian political parties:
Party of the Liberal Front
Liberal Party
Party of Brazilian Social Democracy
Brazilian Labor Party

4. BRAZIL
Brazil enjoys _____________ level of freedom compared to other countries in the world.
Its score with the State of the World Liberty Project is ________
___________________ is not always protected and the court system ________________________to help people in all cases.

5. MEXICO Official Name: The _______________________
Mexico is a _________________with the power divided between the central government and the state and local governments ( like USA)
Mexico is also a ________________democracy
The citizens elect _______________and they also elect the legislature which is called the Congress ( like the USA)
DIFFERENCE: The president serves _____________ term, no more.

6. MEXICO
Citizens of Mexico can vote, both men and women, over the age of ________
It is ________________that all citizens vote
Like Brazil, there are many political parties that center on particular beliefs or people.

7. MEXICO
Mexico has an _________________of freedom with its score being __________% with the State of the World Liberty Project.
The court system is managed by the central government and is not ________ _____________________________ (unlike the USA)

8. CUBA Official Name: _____________
Cuba is a _________________ with the central government controlling _________________ in the country.
Cuba is a ______________________run by Raul Castro

9. CUBA
The communist government of the _________ _________ helped to support Cuba until 1991.
When the ______ __________collapsed, Cuba faced difficult times economically
Photos are of Nikita Kruchev of the USSR and Fidel Castro of Cuba

10. CUBA The citizens _______________elect the president
The ________________________by the National Assembly of People’s Power, the Cuban legislature and _____________________
People may vote for members of the legislature, but only those approved by _______________ ____________________ the Communist Party of Cuba.
The Communist Party controls all ___________ _________________________.

11. Cuba Citizens have __________ _____________
Men and women 16 years and older ________________to vote.
Citizens have _________ ___________with only one political party allowed, the Communist Party of Cuba
This party has been ruled by Castro since ________. Now that Castro is in poor health, his brother Raul is running the country.
Cuba

12. CUBA Cuba is one of the ______ free countries in the world.
Its score with the State of the World Liberty Project is _____________%
The government controls nearly ____________of life and there is little opportunity to own ____________________
Almost all businesses, ____________________are run by the government