Question 1

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 2

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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Question 3

Which of the following statements about the da Silva administration's foreign policy is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its strongly leftist policies angered U.S.administrations. 
B)  It regularly defaulted on international debt commitments. 
C)  It successfully prosecuted a case against the United States in the World Trade Organization. 
D)  It supported the U.S.-backed plan for a Free Trade Area of the Americas. 
A)  Its strongly leftist policies angered U.S.administrations. 
B)  It regularly defaulted on international debt commitments. 
C)  It successfully prosecuted a case against the United States in the World Trade Organization. 
D)  It supported the U.S.-backed plan for a Free Trade Area of the Americas.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about government corruption in Brazil is accurate?

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A)  President Rousseff's hard stance against corruption was undermined by numerous corruption allegations against members of her cabinet. 
B)  President da Silva's administration has been the only one in recent decades to escape corruption allegations. 
C)  The electoral system forces high accountability for individual legislators,which pushes corruption into the executive. 
D)  President Rousseff was unsuccessfully impeached due to corruption charges. 
A)  President Rousseff's hard stance against corruption was undermined by numerous corruption allegations against members of her cabinet. 
B)  President da Silva's administration has been the only one in recent decades to escape corruption allegations. 
C)  The electoral system forces high accountability for individual legislators,which pushes corruption into the executive. 
D)  President Rousseff was unsuccessfully impeached due to corruption charges.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about Brazil's participation in the regional trade agreement MERCOSUR is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The formation of MERCOSUR required member countries to raise tariffs on imports from other members. 
B)  Brazil opposes the acceptance of new countries into MERCOSUR for fear of having its own exports undercut. 
C)  Brazil withdrew from MERCOSUR after allegations of currency fixing were leveled at the da Silva administration. 
D)  Disputes over currency valuation between Brazil and Argentina have been the chief dispute within MERCOSUR. 
A)  The formation of MERCOSUR required member countries to raise tariffs on imports from other members. 
B)  Brazil opposes the acceptance of new countries into MERCOSUR for fear of having its own exports undercut. 
C)  Brazil withdrew from MERCOSUR after allegations of currency fixing were leveled at the da Silva administration. 
D)  Disputes over currency valuation between Brazil and Argentina have been the chief dispute within MERCOSUR.

Question 6

Brazil's monarchy ended

Accepted Answer

A)  after a bloody civil war deposed the monarch. 
B)  when a referendum voted against the monarchy. 
C)  when the king went into exile rather than face a coup d'état. 
D)  when the king died without an heir. 
A)  after a bloody civil war deposed the monarch. 
B)  when a referendum voted against the monarchy. 
C)  when the king went into exile rather than face a coup d'état. 
D)  when the king died without an heir.

Question 7

Democratization in Brazil during the 1980s resulted from

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A)  a gradual,controlled process. 
B)  a popular uprising. 
C)  the rapid collapse of the military. 
D)  foreign intervention. 
A)  a gradual,controlled process. 
B)  a popular uprising. 
C)  the rapid collapse of the military. 
D)  foreign intervention.

Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding the Brazilian military is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Da Silva's Truth Commission resulted in the first imprisonment of Brazil's military leaders since the end of their formal rule. 
B)  President da Silva tested the military's loyalty by presiding over a broad decrease in military spending. 
C)  The military successfully engineered a full amnesty for itself concerning human rights abuses during military rule. 
D)  The military officers most closely connected to the military's authoritarian regime continue to hold top posts in the armed forces. 
A)  Da Silva's Truth Commission resulted in the first imprisonment of Brazil's military leaders since the end of their formal rule. 
B)  President da Silva tested the military's loyalty by presiding over a broad decrease in military spending. 
C)  The military successfully engineered a full amnesty for itself concerning human rights abuses during military rule. 
D)  The military officers most closely connected to the military's authoritarian regime continue to hold top posts in the armed forces.

Question 9

Compared with Spanish America,Brazil's relatively peaceful history can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  a reasonably progressive monarchy. 
B)  the absence of a military in Brazil. 
C)  very low levels of inequality. 
D)  Brazil's immense wealth. 
A)  a reasonably progressive monarchy. 
B)  the absence of a military in Brazil. 
C)  very low levels of inequality. 
D)  Brazil's immense wealth.

Question 10

How do both the Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB) and the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) differ from the Democrats (DEM)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both lack a regional focus. 
B)  Both lack a strong ideological orientation. 
C)  Both hold much smaller,weaker positions in the national legislature. 
D)  Both are more committed to free-market principles. 
A)  Both lack a regional focus. 
B)  Both lack a strong ideological orientation. 
C)  Both hold much smaller,weaker positions in the national legislature. 
D)  Both are more committed to free-market principles.

Brazil's independence

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?

Which of the following statements about the da Silva administration's foreign policy is accurate?

Which of the following statements about government corruption in Brazil is accurate?

Which of the following statements about Brazil's participation in the regional trade agreement MERCOSUR is true?

Brazil's monarchy ended

Democratization in Brazil during the 1980s resulted from

Which of the following statements regarding the Brazilian military is accurate?

Compared with Spanish America,Brazil's relatively peaceful history can be attributed to

How do both the Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB) and the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) differ from the Democrats (DEM)?

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Exam 12: Brazil

Brazil's independence

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?

Which of the following statements about the da Silva administration's foreign policy is accurate?

Which of the following statements about government corruption in Brazil is accurate?

Which of the following statements about Brazil's participation in the regional trade agreement MERCOSUR is true?

Brazil's monarchy ended

Democratization in Brazil during the 1980s resulted from

Which of the following statements regarding the Brazilian military is accurate?

Compared with Spanish America,Brazil's relatively peaceful history can be attributed to

How do both the Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB) and the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) differ from the Democrats (DEM)?

Introduction

United Kingdom

United States

France

Germany

Japan

Russia

China

India

Iran

Mexico

South Africa

Nigeria

Filters