A country's power is set out in a written plan that creates its offices, divides their powers, and lists the rights of its people. What is that written plan called?

In a republic, laws are made by officials instead of by everyone voting on each law. How do those officials get their positions?

In a monarchy, how does a person usually become head of state?

Canada's head of state is the British king or queen, but elected lawmakers and written laws limit what the ruler may do. What kind of government is that?

Canada's Parliament passes laws through two chambers. One is the Senate. What is the other chamber, whose members are elected by voters, called?

The United States elects a president to a four-year term. Mexico's constitution gives its president a single term that may never be repeated. How long is Mexico's presidential term?

In the United States government, Congress writes the laws, the president carries them out, and the courts decide what the laws mean. Which branch writes the laws?

The United States, Mexico, Brazil and Canada each divide power between a national government and smaller units such as states or provinces. What is that sharing of power called?

Argentina's Congress, Mexico's Congress and Canada's Parliament all carry out the same basic job in their governments. What is that job?

Argentina's Congress, like the United States Congress, is divided into two chambers. One is the Senate. What is the other chamber called in Argentina?

Brazil, Mexico and the United States each have a written constitution that organizes their government.

A store in the United States buys shoes that were made in Mexico and sells them to customers. For the United States, what are those shoes called?

Brazil's national government is led by a president that voters elect, and its laws are made by a National Congress of two chambers. What kind of government is that?

Canada sells more lumber, oil and natural gas abroad than almost anything else, and most of it crosses one border. Which country buys the largest share of what Canada sells?

Peru's constitution gives Indigenous languages such as Quechua official status in the areas where they are widely spoken. What does that require of Peru's government in those areas?

Farmers in Ecuador grow bananas and ship them to stores in Canada. For Ecuador, what are those bananas?

Canada's climate is too cold to grow coffee, yet Canadian stores sell coffee grown in Brazil, and Brazil buys Canadian wheat. What does this relationship between the two countries show?

Chile mines and sells copper, while Costa Rica grows and sells coffee and bananas. Which economic idea does each country's choice show?

A country has fewer workers, machines and materials than it would need to build every road, school and hospital its people want. What is that limit on resources called?

Cargo ships moving between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean can cross a narrow strip of land in Central America instead of sailing around South America. Which country's canal do they use?