1. COMPARING AND CONTRASTING GOVERNMENTS

2. BRAZIL

3. BRASILIA IS BRAZIL’S CAPITOL
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
BRASILIA IS BRAZIL’S CAPITOL

4. YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A CONSTITUTION IN BRAZIL!

5. NATIONAL CONGRESS POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF BRAZIL President Michel Temer
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES (Lower House)
President Michel Temer
4 year term
2 term limit
(became president in 2016 after the former resigned)
FEDERAL SENATE (Upper House)

6. Brazil’s Major Political Parties
Brazil has 27 political parties, of which 9 represent the majority.
Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT Workers' Party
Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - PMDB Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement
Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira - PSDB Brazilian Social Democratic Party
Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro - PTB Brazilian Labour Party
Democratas - DEM Democrats
Partido da República - PR Party of the Republic
Partido Democrático Trabalhista - PDT Democratic Labour Party
Partido Socialista Brasileiro - PSB Brazilian Socialist Party
Partido Comunista do Brasil - PCdoB Brazilian Communist Party

7. Required to vote after age 16.
The Citizen’s Role
Required to vote after age 16.
Vote for president and members of the National Congress.
Compulsory voting for those between the ages of 18 and 70
No legal punishment in place for not voting.

8. MEXICO

9. Mexico’s Presidential Residence
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:
FEDERAL REPUBLIC
Mexico’s Presidential Residence

10. POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF MEXICO
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
National Legislature: Congress of the Union
President Enrique Nieto serves a six-year term. (2012)
Can only serve one term

11. Major Parties in Mexico
Mexico has 3 major parties and 6 minor parties
PAN [National Action Party] Partido Acción Nacional
PRI [Institutional Revolutionary Party]
PRD[Party of the Democratic Revolution]
New Alliance [Teacher’s Union) Nueva Alianza
PT [Labour Party] (Partido del Trabajo)
PVEM [Green Ecological Party of Mexico]
Convergence [Convergencia]
Social Democratic and Farmer Alternative Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina

12. DOES MEXICO HAVE A CONSTITUTION?
YES!!!

13. THE CITIZEN’S ROLE
Citizens 18 years or older are required to vote for president and part of the National Legislature.
There are no formal sanctions (punishments) for not voting.

14. CUBA

15. UNITARY SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT
UNITARY SOCIALIST REPUBLIC

16. YES, BOYS AND GIRLS, CUBA DOES HAVE A CONSTITUTION, EVEN UNDER COMMUNIST RULE.

17. POLITICAL STRUCTURE
The National Assembly of People’s Power (one house)
President Raul Castro

18. THE CITIZEN’S ROLE Must vote in elections by age 16.
Vote for members of the House of Legislature (National Assembly). Candidates have been approved by the Communist Party
Do not vote for the president as Cuba is a dictatorship. The president is an appointed office.

19. National Ranking of Personal Freedom
Global Freedom Index
(score 0-100):
Mexico 63
Brazil 52
Cuba 33
United States 75
Hong Kong 97
World Press Freedom:
Cuba is ranked 169/180
Brazil is ranked 99/180
Mexico is ranked 148/180
United States 43/180
Norway 1/180