The US lost influence in South America

Assignment: Part 2

Name of the present leaders of South Americans Countries

The names of the present leaders of South Americans countries are as follows:

Country

Name of the present leader

Brazil

Dilma Rousseff

Columbia

Juan Manuel Santos

Ecuador

Rafael Correa

Argentina

Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner

Chile

Sebastian Pinera

Peru

Alan Garcia

Venezuela

Hugo Chavez Frias

Uruguay

Jose Mujica

Paraguay

Fernando Lugo

Bolivia

Evo Morales

Assignment: Part 3

Type of government in South Americans countries

The types of government in South Americans countries are as follows:

Country

Type of government

Brazil

Federal presidential constitutional republic

Columbia

Unitary presidential republic

Ecuador

Unitary presidential republic

Argentina

Federal representative presidential republic

Chile

Unitary presidential republic

Peru

Presidential republic

Venezuela

Federal presidential republic

Uruguay

Presidential republic

Paraguay

Constitutional presidential republic

Bolivia

Unitary Presidential Republic

Assignment: Part 4

Type of legislature in South Americans countries

Types of legislature in South Americans countries are as follows:

Country

Legislature

(unicameral or bicameral)

Brazil

bicameral

Columbia

unicameral

Ecuador

unicameral

Argentina

bicameral

Chile

unicameral

Peru

unicameral

Venezuela

unicameral

Uruguay

unicameral

Paraguay

bicameral

Bolivia

unicameral

Assignment: Part 5

Names of the top two political parties in South Americans countries

The names of the top two political parties in South Americans countries are as follows:

Country

Top two political parties

Brazil

Brazilian Communist

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party

Columbia

Social Party of National Unity

Colombian Conservative Party

Ecuador

PAIS Alliance

Patriotic Society Party

Argentina

Justicialist Party

Front for Victory

Chile

Socialist Party of Chile/CPD

National Renewal

Peru

Union for Peru

Peruvian Aprista Party

Venezuela

United Socialist Party of Venezuela

Communist Party of Venezuela

Uruguay

Jose Mujica (Broad Front)

Luis Alberto Lacalle (National Party)

Paraguay

Colorado Party

Authentic Radical Liberal Party

Bolivia

Movement for Socialism

National Convergence

Assignment: Part 6

America has lost influence in South America

America has lost influence in South America; only 30% of South Americans have a favorable view about America. America's influence start to declined in the region around four or five years ago and the decisive ideological force in South America appeared in 2008 and the signals emitted by the continent indicate that the major countries in the political line are in crisis and this is reason why America has lost influence in South America. (Esteva, Pp.51-70)

The politics of Latin American countries after 1945 seems marked by great instability, a difficult gestation of democracy and an omnipresence of the military in civil affairs. The proximity of the United States, and in 1959 the Cuban revolution also exert an influence on political developments in Latin America. After the Allied victory in 1945 and opened Peron was overthrown in 1955, Bolivia only managed to walk the benefit of an era of democratization in countries with little tradition of defenders do not hesitate to resort to forced labor. The benefit from a new authoritarian reaction, with the blessing or the intervention of the northern neighbor, Latin America haunted by a profound rejection of the Yankee domination, often expressed with violence, which increase their investments. Thus closes the Venezuelan experience in mining companies or foreign industrial, most North American 1950's, take the path of reformism and Argentina broke with its fascist past by siding behind Colonel Peron. (Merrill, Pp. 5-62)

The Cold War gave rise to overthrow Colombia where the parties are negotiating their return to power in 1957, and Venezuela, the established order that benefits traditional aristocracies-planters and large landowners, who after which road to democracy . Moreover, the dictatorial grip loosens at the end of some military attach a normalization of political life, democratic condition in which the response to the crisis of 1929 has ...