Getlio Vargas's 1934 constitution incorporated __________, in which interest groups were controlled ...

Getlio Vargas's 1934 constitution incorporated __________, in which interest groups were controlled or coordinated by the government.
 
  a. democracy
  b. socialism
  c. military rule
  d. corporatism

 Q. 2

Which of the following best describes former Brazilian president Luiz Incio Lula da Silva?
 
  a. a member of one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in all of Latin America
  b. a political opportunist bent on enriching himself at the expense of the Brazilian people
  c. a charismatic populist with socialist ideas
  d. a weak leader who could never win the support of other Brazilian leaders or the Brazilian people

 Q. 3

How did Brazil become independent?
 
  a. Napoleon conquered Portugal and declared that Brazil was free and independent of Portuguese oppression.
  b. Dissatisfied Portuguese and Indians staged a long and bloody rebellion.
  c. A member of the Portuguese royal family declared Brazil's independence, and Portugal did not resist the declaration.
  d. The United States used its naval forces to oust the communist government and establish a true democracy.

 Q. 4

Getlio Vargas was a popular figure who came to power in Brazil with the collapse of the Old Republic. Because he claimed to be for the people but was more interested in concentrating power in himself, he can best be described as a __________.
 
  a. liberation theologian
  b. socialist
  c. communist
  d. populist demagogue

 Q. 5

After the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church in Brazil adopted __________ and shifted its focus to helping the poor and oppressed.
 
  a. dependency theory
  b. the theology of liberation
  c. personalismo
  d. praetorianism

 Q. 6

Brazil's economy under Portuguese colonialism was centered on __________, which led to the importing of __________.
 
  a. gold; skilled European miners
  b. oil; foreign capital
  c. coffee; agricultural workers from Mexico
  d. sugar; slaves

 Q. 7

What kind of electoral system does Brazil's Chamber of Deputies use?
 
  a. closed-list proportional representation
  b. open-list proportional representation
  c. winner-take-all direct elections
  d. single-member, simple plurality