Question 1

Which of the following statements about Brazil's semi public firms is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  At one time, the federal government of Brazil owned ten of the top 25 enterprises in the country. 
B)  Although telecommunications have recently been largely privatized, the petroleum industry generally has not. 
C)  The 1988 constitution protected the state's exclusive control over petroleum, telecommunications, and nuclear energy. 
D)  One state firm, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development, is actually larger than the World Bank. 
E)  State firms proliferated after 1940. 
A)  At one time, the federal government of Brazil owned ten of the top 25 enterprises in the country. 
B)  Although telecommunications have recently been largely privatized, the petroleum industry generally has not. 
C)  The 1988 constitution protected the state's exclusive control over petroleum, telecommunications, and nuclear energy. 
D)  One state firm, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development, is actually larger than the World Bank. 
E)  State firms proliferated after 1940.

Question 2

Classifications of Brazil's ethnic and racial groups are

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans, pardo, Africans, Asians, and indigenous peoples. 
B)  White, pardo, Asian, black, and indigenous peoples. 
C)  White, brown, yellow, and red. 
D)  European, mixed, Africans, and indigenous peoples. 
E)  White, mixed, Asians, and Africans. 
A)  Europeans, pardo, Africans, Asians, and indigenous peoples. 
B)  White, pardo, Asian, black, and indigenous peoples. 
C)  White, brown, yellow, and red. 
D)  European, mixed, Africans, and indigenous peoples. 
E)  White, mixed, Asians, and Africans.

Question 3

The process of trading favors and protection for political support is called

Accepted Answer

A)  coronelismo. 
B)  patrimonialism. 
C)  clientelism. 
D)  caudillo . 
E)  bossism. 
A)  coronelismo. 
B)  patrimonialism. 
C)  clientelism. 
D)  caudillo . 
E)  bossism.

Question 4

Problems concerning Brazil's welfare state system include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  workers in the informal sector cannot collect welfare as the government technically considers them employed. 
B)  Brazil's welfare expenditures are quite low. 
C)  until recently, the rural poor were not targeted by social welfare programs, essentially meaning that they were left out of the welfare system. 
D)  formal sector workers access the public health system for expensive procedures. 
E)  more people need welfare than those who contribute to it, thus forcing the government to finance the shortfall with debt. 
A)  workers in the informal sector cannot collect welfare as the government technically considers them employed. 
B)  Brazil's welfare expenditures are quite low. 
C)  until recently, the rural poor were not targeted by social welfare programs, essentially meaning that they were left out of the welfare system. 
D)  formal sector workers access the public health system for expensive procedures. 
E)  more people need welfare than those who contribute to it, thus forcing the government to finance the shortfall with debt.

Question 5

The term bureaucratic authoritarianism refers to a government led by the armed forces and

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A)  land-owning elites. 
B)  the Catholic Church. 
C)  elected officials. 
D)  regional strongmen. 
E)  key civilian allies, often professional economists, engineers, and administrators. 
A)  land-owning elites. 
B)  the Catholic Church. 
C)  elected officials. 
D)  regional strongmen. 
E)  key civilian allies, often professional economists, engineers, and administrators.

Question 6

Brazil offers a challenge to the study of comparative politics because of all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  it has had periods of both centralization and decentralization, both of which have strengthened and weakened the state's capacity. 
B)  it demonstrates how the lack of coherent party systems and electoral institutions can endanger democracy. 
C)  even while the country has developed economically, it has become a more socially unequal country. 
D)  the complex divisions that afflict the country's collective identities challenge attempts to address its problems. 
E)  despite its transition to democracy, the constant threat of military intervention highlights the fragile nature of its political system. 
A)  it has had periods of both centralization and decentralization, both of which have strengthened and weakened the state's capacity. 
B)  it demonstrates how the lack of coherent party systems and electoral institutions can endanger democracy. 
C)  even while the country has developed economically, it has become a more socially unequal country. 
D)  the complex divisions that afflict the country's collective identities challenge attempts to address its problems. 
E)  despite its transition to democracy, the constant threat of military intervention highlights the fragile nature of its political system.

Question 7

Brazil is often described as a rising global power. What factors support such a description? What factors refute such a description?

Accepted Answer

Brazil is often described as a rising gl

Question 8

Which of the following Brazilian parties is LEAST likely to support neoliberal economic policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The PSB (Brazilian Socialist Party) 
B)  The PT (Workers Party) 
C)  The PMDB (Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement) 
D)  The PSDB (Party of Brazilian Social Democracy) 
E)  The PFL/DEM (Party of the Liberal Front/Democrats) 
A)  The PSB (Brazilian Socialist Party) 
B)  The PT (Workers Party) 
C)  The PMDB (Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement) 
D)  The PSDB (Party of Brazilian Social Democracy) 
E)  The PFL/DEM (Party of the Liberal Front/Democrats)

Question 9

As in other Latin American states, the president of Brazil is in many ways the central political figure. First, describe what features of the country's history and current political system establishes his centrality.  Second, describe the limits - both constitutional and non constitutional - on the Brazilian presidency.

Accepted Answer

The centrality of the president in Brazi

Question 10

___________ are state-owned or-controlled corporations created to undertake a broad range of activities including the marketing of goods, providing banking services and managing public utilities and transportation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Statist firms 
B)  Quangos 
C)  Quasi-independent state firms 
D)  Public corporations 
E)  Parastatals 
A)  Statist firms 
B)  Quangos 
C)  Quasi-independent state firms 
D)  Public corporations 
E)  Parastatals

Which of the following statements about Brazil's semi public firms is INCORRECT?

Classifications of Brazil's ethnic and racial groups are

The process of trading favors and protection for political support is called

Problems concerning Brazil's welfare state system include all of the following EXCEPT

The term bureaucratic authoritarianism refers to a government led by the armed forces and

Brazil offers a challenge to the study of comparative politics because of all of the following EXCEPT

Brazil is often described as a rising global power. What factors support such a description? What factors refute such a description?

Which of the following Brazilian parties is LEAST likely to support neoliberal economic policies?

___________ are state-owned or-controlled corporations created to undertake a broad range of activities including the marketing of goods, providing banking services and managing public utilities and transportation.

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Exam 9: Brazil

Which of the following statements about Brazil's semi public firms is INCORRECT?

Classifications of Brazil's ethnic and racial groups are

The process of trading favors and protection for political support is called

Problems concerning Brazil's welfare state system include all of the following EXCEPT

The term bureaucratic authoritarianism refers to a government led by the armed forces and

Brazil offers a challenge to the study of comparative politics because of all of the following EXCEPT

Brazil is often described as a rising global power. What factors support such a description? What factors refute such a description?

Which of the following Brazilian parties is LEAST likely to support neoliberal economic policies?

___________ are state-owned or-controlled corporations created to undertake a broad range of activities including the marketing of goods, providing banking services and managing public utilities and transportation.

Introducing Comparative Politics

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France

Germany

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