Question 1

What encouraged PRI leaders to reverse ISI and adopt free-market policies in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) desire to enact land reform 
B) Mexico's serious debt crisis 
C) dramatic rise in oil prices 
D) declining levels of inequality 
A) desire to enact land reform 
B) Mexico's serious debt crisis 
C) dramatic rise in oil prices 
D) declining levels of inequality

Question 2

The Bracero Program initially sought to

Accepted Answer

A) alleviate labor shortages in the United States during World War II. 
B) expel undocumented workers from the United States during the 1980s. 
C) grant temporary visas to Mexicans residing illegally in the United States. 
D) reduce the impact of drug smuggling into the United States by providing military support to the Mexican government. 
A) alleviate labor shortages in the United States during World War II. 
B) expel undocumented workers from the United States during the 1980s. 
C) grant temporary visas to Mexicans residing illegally in the United States. 
D) reduce the impact of drug smuggling into the United States by providing military support to the Mexican government.

Question 3

The conquistadores defeated which indigenous Mexican group?

Accepted Answer

A) Aztec 
B) Inca 
C) Maya 
D) Mapuche 
A) Aztec 
B) Inca 
C) Maya 
D) Mapuche

Question 4

Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa were

Accepted Answer

A) peasant leaders of the Mexican Revolution. 
B) indigenous independence leaders. 
C) Spanish conquistadores of Mexico. 
D) Texans who sought independence from Mexico. 
A) peasant leaders of the Mexican Revolution. 
B) indigenous independence leaders. 
C) Spanish conquistadores of Mexico. 
D) Texans who sought independence from Mexico.

Question 5

What are maquiladoras?

Accepted Answer

A) factories that import materials to make goods for export 
B) large state-backed agriculture corporations 
C) corrupt politicians 
D) indigenous communities in southern Mexico 
A) factories that import materials to make goods for export 
B) large state-backed agriculture corporations 
C) corrupt politicians 
D) indigenous communities in southern Mexico

Question 6

Which events led to the PRI's base of power weakening? What parties were positioned to compete with the PRI and on what policy platforms did they compete?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note two interrelated

Question 7

The dominant political party in twentieth-century Mexico was the

Accepted Answer

A) Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). 
B) Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). 
C) Partido de la Revolucíon Democrática (PR
D) . 
D) Mexican Green Party (PVEM). 
A) Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). 
B) Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). 
C) Partido de la Revolucíon Democrática (PR
D) . 
D) Mexican Green Party (PVEM).

Question 8

In which of the following ways does the Mexican Senate differ from the Chamber of Deputies?

Accepted Answer

A) Senate members are unable to serve consecutive terms. 
B) The Senate has the power to approve treaties. 
C) The Senate has a committee system. 
D) The Senate can levy taxes. 
A) Senate members are unable to serve consecutive terms. 
B) The Senate has the power to approve treaties. 
C) The Senate has a committee system. 
D) The Senate can levy taxes.

Question 9

Mexican elections for the lower house of the legislature use which electoral system?

Accepted Answer

A) proportional representation 
B) single-member district with plurality 
C) single transferable vote 
D) mixed proportional representation and single-member district 
A) proportional representation 
B) single-member district with plurality 
C) single transferable vote 
D) mixed proportional representation and single-member district

Question 10

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN)

Accepted Answer

A) is an indigenous rebel group in southern Mexico. 
B) is Mexico's second largest political party. 
C) was an uprising of an indigenous group during the Mexican Revolution. 
D) was a U.S.expeditionary force during the Mexican-American War. 
A) is an indigenous rebel group in southern Mexico. 
B) is Mexico's second largest political party. 
C) was an uprising of an indigenous group during the Mexican Revolution. 
D) was a U.S.expeditionary force during the Mexican-American War.

What encouraged PRI leaders to reverse ISI and adopt free-market policies in the 1980s?

The Bracero Program initially sought to

The conquistadores defeated which indigenous Mexican group?

Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa were

What are maquiladoras?

Which events led to the PRI's base of power weakening? What parties were positioned to compete with the PRI and on what policy platforms did they compete?

The dominant political party in twentieth-century Mexico was the

In which of the following ways does the Mexican Senate differ from the Chamber of Deputies?

Mexican elections for the lower house of the legislature use which electoral system?

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN)

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Exam 16: Mexico

What encouraged PRI leaders to reverse ISI and adopt free-market policies in the 1980s?

The Bracero Program initially sought to

The conquistadores defeated which indigenous Mexican group?

Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa were

What are maquiladoras?

Which events led to the PRI's base of power weakening? What parties were positioned to compete with the PRI and on what policy platforms did they compete?

The dominant political party in twentieth-century Mexico was the

In which of the following ways does the Mexican Senate differ from the Chamber of Deputies?

Mexican elections for the lower house of the legislature use which electoral system?

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN)

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

Nondemocratic Regimes

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

United Kingdom

Russia

China

Iran

Nigeria

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