Vice President of Brazil

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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1. What is the country?
2. What is the official title?
3. How does the Vice President become President if something happens to the President?
4. How are the President and Vice President chosen in Brazil?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the country?Brazil
2. What is the official title?Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
3. How does the Vice President become President if something happens to the President?If the President dies, resigns, or is removed, the Vice President takes over as President. They can also act as President when the President is away or temporarily unable to work.
4. How are the President and Vice President chosen in Brazil?In Brazil, people vote for a President and Vice President together on one ticket. The ballot chooses both at the same time, so they work as a team from the start.

Executive Branch: The branch of government responsible for implementing and enforcing laws, headed by the President and Vice President.
Succession: The process by which a person is designated to assume the powers and duties of an office upon the vacancy of that office.
Impeachment: A formal process by which a legislative body brings charges against a government official, potentially leading to removal from office.
Federative Republic: A country organized as a federation, where power is divided between a central government and regional governments (states).