Venezuela by Andrew Arterbridge https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn Made with whimsy en-us 2017-12-06 16:57:32 UTC 2017-12-11 02:34:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Government Structure 106984 https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/213801682 The Venezuelan  government is Federal Presidential Republic. But there government is nothing like Americas. The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro is considered a dictator. The U.S considers him a dictator because he "disregards the will" of the Venezuelan people(Strange, 7/31/17, n.p).]]> 2017-12-06 17:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/213801682 Economic System 36357 https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/213802553 Venezuela has an open market, but there is only 60% trade freedom which is almost failing. (2017, The Heritage Foundation) ]]> 2017-12-06 17:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/213802553 5 Major Characteristics 36357 https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/213805338 -The GDP is $515.7 billion, but is at a -5.7% growth
-The economic freedom rank is #178 with an unemployment rate of 8%
-Venezuela trades with USA, China, and India. 
-They manly import Refined Petroleum and export Crude Petroleum 
-Venezuela doesn't have much labor, business, and monetary freedom, but they have property rights
(2017, The Heritage Foundation)
(2016, Alexander Simoes)
]]> 2017-12-06 17:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/213805338 Venezuelan Culture, values, ect 106984 https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/214729297 The history of Venezuelan was rough. There last president was Hugo Chavez. He died in office. Hugo fought against the government at the time in 1999 and was arrested for it. Some of Venezuelan values are that the Elderly be respected. Ninety percent of Venezuelans are Roman Catholics. This could have an affect the political stand point on the country because the president of a government official can be doing something you don't believe is right.(Culture smart, 2017, n.p)]]> 2017-12-09 17:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/214729297 Five Major Charecteristics 106984 https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/214731703 Branches of Government for Venezuela is the same as Americas Judiciary, Federal, and Executive. The leader right now of Venezuela (the President) is Nicolas Maduro. Some basic rights of the citizens are free to express political standpoint, freedom of press, and freedom of speech (there are multiple more on this page) (U.S department of state, Jan. 20 2009, n.p). Other Major political parties are incumbent leftist United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and  Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) (Venezuelan analysis, no date, N.P)  ]]> 2017-12-09 18:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/36357/fpqjitqqxcpn/wish/214731703