Exercises on the Constitution of 1946

The 1946 Constitution is a landmark in Brazilian history because it evidenced the beginning of our country's first democratic experience – although it was a democratic experience with limitations. Known as a document of liberal orientation, the 1946 Constitution established a representative system that lasted until 1964, when the Civil-Military Coup interrupted it. This period of Brazilian history is known among historians as:

a) Old Republic

b) Republic of the Sword

c) New State

d) Fourth Republic

e) New Republic

Regarding the Brazilian electoral system, what is the major criticism pointed out by historians of the 1946 Constitution?

a) Exclusion of the illiterate

b) Five-year presidential term

c) Non-Secret Vote

d) Impossibility of reelection

e) Need to vote for president and vice separately

The 1946 Constitution was a direct result of the dismantling of the authoritarian government of Getúlio Vargas and the assembly of a democratic system under a liberal bias. One of the most popular demands of the period was the formation of a Constituent for the elaboration of a new Constitution for Brazil. One of the groups that supported the realization of a Constituent Assembly in Brazil was the group of supporters of Getúlio Vargas, which emerged spontaneously in mid-1945. We are talking about:

a) udenistas.

b) labor.

c) wanted.

d) interveners.

e) situationists.

Regarding the Constitution of 1946, select the INCORRECT alternative:

a) Determined that the presidential term be five years.

b) Determined that agrarian reform, if carried out, would be paid with public debt bonds.

c) Did not incorporate labor rights for rural workers.

d) It stipulated a clear division of the attributes of the Three Powers.

e) Established a representative and presidential system in Brazil.

LETTER D.

This period, which began in 1946 and lasted until 1964, became known in historiography, that is, among historians, as the Fourth Republic. It was the first democratic experience in Brazil, based on a representative system and marked by popular participation in social movements. This period was interrupted when the military took power in 1964.

LETER A

The constituents who drafted the 1946 Constitution decided to exclude illiterates from voting. The claim was that the illiterates could be “easily manipulated”. Historians criticize this fact for being a very big limitation to the expansion of citizenship in the country, since the most basic right – the vote – was denied to a significant part of the population.

LETER C

Querismo was a social movement that emerged spontaneously among the population in mid-1945. This movement emerged in a context of strong criticism of Getúlio Vargas, since he was at the forefront of a dictatorial regime in our country since 1937. The Queristas saw that the overthrow of Vargas could result in the revocation of the labor rights instituted by him throughout the 1940s. After Vargas announced that he would not participate in the 1945 election, the Queristas began to support the formation of a Constituent Assembly to draft a new Constitution for Brazil.

LETER B

The 1946 Constitution did not determine the payment of compensation, in the case of agrarian reform, through public debt bonds. This was the proposal made by João Goulart when he tried to carry out agrarian reform in 1963. The 1946 Constitution stated that compensation should be paid in cash.