In the Context of Brazil, and More Generally Latin America

question 57

Multiple Choice

In the context of Brazil, and more generally Latin America, the term populism refers to

• A) allowing "the people" to determine the basic political processes and principles of governance.
• B) relying upon the political support of regional strongmen to rule.
• C) promising labor unions a specific wage guarantees in order to gain their political support and to keep them from forming the basis of a communist challenge to the government.
• D) gaining the political support of previously disenfranchised sectors of society, often through manipulation and demagogic appeals.
• E) expanding the right to vote.

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