Question 1

Brazil's Second Republic was

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A) polarized between supporters and opponents of Getúlio Vargas. 
B) buoyed by a very strong economy. 
C) a stable democracy that continues to the present. 
D) a dictatorship run by the military. 
A) polarized between supporters and opponents of Getúlio Vargas. 
B) buoyed by a very strong economy. 
C) a stable democracy that continues to the present. 
D) a dictatorship run by the military.

Question 2

What is the Bolsa Familia?

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A) program to encourage "catchall" parties of the political center 
B) program to pay monthly cash stipends to Brazil's poorest families 
C) program to push through electoral reforms and reduce political party fragmentation in Brazil 
D) largely unsuccessful antipoverty program that failed to reduce inequality 
A) program to encourage "catchall" parties of the political center 
B) program to pay monthly cash stipends to Brazil's poorest families 
C) program to push through electoral reforms and reduce political party fragmentation in Brazil 
D) largely unsuccessful antipoverty program that failed to reduce inequality

Question 3

Describe the Brazilian political party system,and note some of its distinctive features.Why do many scholars blame the structure of the electoral system on Brazil's persistent government corruption?

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A good answer will note that Brazil's pa

Question 4

Brazil's independence

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A) was achieved after a bloody war. 
B) was achieved without bloodshed. 
C) occurred due to widespread dissatisfaction with Portugal. 
D) lasted only two decades before Portugal reasserted control. 
A) was achieved after a bloody war. 
B) was achieved without bloodshed. 
C) occurred due to widespread dissatisfaction with Portugal. 
D) lasted only two decades before Portugal reasserted control.

Question 5

The Estado Nôvo was

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A) Brazil's first democratic republic. 
B) a dictatorial regime led by Getúlio Vargas. 
C) a breakaway coastal state. 
D) a communist dictatorship. 
A) Brazil's first democratic republic. 
B) a dictatorial regime led by Getúlio Vargas. 
C) a breakaway coastal state. 
D) a communist dictatorship.

Brazil's Second Republic was

What is the Bolsa Familia?

Describe the Brazilian political party system,and note some of its distinctive features.Why do many scholars blame the structure of the electoral system on Brazil's persistent government corruption?

Brazil's independence

The Estado Nôvo was

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Brazil's Second Republic was

What is the Bolsa Familia?

Describe the Brazilian political party system,and note some of its distinctive features.Why do many scholars blame the structure of the electoral system on Brazil's persistent government corruption?

Brazil's independence

The Estado Nôvo was

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

United Kingdom

United States

France

Germany

Japan

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