Brazil's federal government has an elected President, National Congress, and Supreme Court. Brazil has provinces, or states, that have their own constitutions and legislative, executive, and judicial powers. The central government shares powers with those provinces. What type of system does Brazil have? Unitary
Federal
Confederal
Parliamentary

lincoln declared that slavery should not be allowed to spread into the new states, and of course this angered the south at the time.

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.

uncle sam would be tossing and turning in his grave : *)

it was the "4. potsdam" conference that demanded the unconditional surrender of japan, since it was clear that the japanese would continue to find until the very last man otherwise.