Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true of state and municipal governments in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most municipal governments tend to rely upon funds from the central government. 
B)  Municipal and state governments suffer from the lack of well-paid and well-trained public officials. 
C)  Many jobs at these levels are distributed through political patronage. 
D)  State and municipal governments have traditionally had a substantial level of authority in the Mexican federal system although this power is being threatened by federal efforts to centralize power to better fight against local corruption. 
E)  Since 1989, politics at the state and municipal levels have become politically competitive with opposition parties gaining control of these levels of government. 
A)  Most municipal governments tend to rely upon funds from the central government. 
B)  Municipal and state governments suffer from the lack of well-paid and well-trained public officials. 
C)  Many jobs at these levels are distributed through political patronage. 
D)  State and municipal governments have traditionally had a substantial level of authority in the Mexican federal system although this power is being threatened by federal efforts to centralize power to better fight against local corruption. 
E)  Since 1989, politics at the state and municipal levels have become politically competitive with opposition parties gaining control of these levels of government.

Question 2

Members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected through

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A)  a first-past-the-post elections in individual districts. 
B)  a system of proportional representation. 
C)  appointment by the Mexican president. 
D)  a combination of proportional representation and simple majority. 
E)  appointment by their regional legislatures. 
A)  a first-past-the-post elections in individual districts. 
B)  a system of proportional representation. 
C)  appointment by the Mexican president. 
D)  a combination of proportional representation and simple majority. 
E)  appointment by their regional legislatures.

Question 3

Which of the following is TRUE about Mexican security?

Accepted Answer

A)  El Chapo's success in evading arrest for more than a decade made him a symbol of the weaknesses and shortcomings of the Mexican state. 
B)  Success at capturing El Chapo didn't counter fears that Mexico was in danger of becoming a failed state. 
C)  President Calderon's offensive against Mexican drug cartels gave Mexican citizens a lot of confidence in his leadership. 
D)  Security authorities are well respected and seen as being effective in Mexico. 
E)  U.S. drug prevention efforts have decreased the demand in the United States for illegal narcotics from Mexico. 
A)  El Chapo's success in evading arrest for more than a decade made him a symbol of the weaknesses and shortcomings of the Mexican state. 
B)  Success at capturing El Chapo didn't counter fears that Mexico was in danger of becoming a failed state. 
C)  President Calderon's offensive against Mexican drug cartels gave Mexican citizens a lot of confidence in his leadership. 
D)  Security authorities are well respected and seen as being effective in Mexico. 
E)  U.S. drug prevention efforts have decreased the demand in the United States for illegal narcotics from Mexico.

Question 4

Describe how Pena Nieto's administration is different from his PRI predecessors.   Discuss one way his government has attempted to overcome his initial difficulties as president of Mexico.

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Pena Nieto's administration differs from

Question 5

Mexico's level of social development

Accepted Answer

A)  is lowest along the US - Mexican border due to the exploitative employment practices of the maquilodoras. 
B)  has a regional dimension with southern areas of the country being significantly better off than central and northern areas. 
C)  i s lower and distributed less well in comparison to many Latin American states. 
D)  is lower due to the large numbers of people living in urban areas where they overwhelm Mexico's government programs. 
E)  was relatively unaffected by the 1980s economic crisis. 
A)  is lowest along the US - Mexican border due to the exploitative employment practices of the maquilodoras. 
B)  has a regional dimension with southern areas of the country being significantly better off than central and northern areas. 
C)  i s lower and distributed less well in comparison to many Latin American states. 
D)  is lower due to the large numbers of people living in urban areas where they overwhelm Mexico's government programs. 
E)  was relatively unaffected by the 1980s economic crisis.

Question 6

The PRI's corporatist structure meant that the party

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A)  integrated economic groups into its internal decision-making process. 
B)  worked closely with Mexican corporations to further Mexican economic development. 
C)  was structured in an efficient and effective way, like a business corporation. 
D)  distributed public resources, like jobs and land, through extended networks to lower level activists who controlled votes at the local level. 
E)  acted as a referee in conflicts between Mexico's interest groups and between these groups and the Mexican government. 
A)  integrated economic groups into its internal decision-making process. 
B)  worked closely with Mexican corporations to further Mexican economic development. 
C)  was structured in an efficient and effective way, like a business corporation. 
D)  distributed public resources, like jobs and land, through extended networks to lower level activists who controlled votes at the local level. 
E)  acted as a referee in conflicts between Mexico's interest groups and between these groups and the Mexican government.

Question 7

Mexico's membership in NAFTA is symbolic of its

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A)  continuous integration in the world economy since its colonization by Spain. 
B)  current acceptance of its role in the global economy after a brief period of turning inward following the Mexican Revolution in order to assert its economic independence. 
C)  only recent integration into the world economy. 
D)  attempt to overthrow the shackles of foreign domination, which has plagued the country throughout its history. 
E)  acceptance of U.S. economic domination. 
A)  continuous integration in the world economy since its colonization by Spain. 
B)  current acceptance of its role in the global economy after a brief period of turning inward following the Mexican Revolution in order to assert its economic independence. 
C)  only recent integration into the world economy. 
D)  attempt to overthrow the shackles of foreign domination, which has plagued the country throughout its history. 
E)  acceptance of U.S. economic domination.

Question 8

Which of the following progressive social measures was NOT included in the Mexican Constitution of 1917?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right to a free secular education 
B)  Minimum wage and an eight-hour workday for workers 
C)  Women's suffrage 
D)  A social security system 
E)  Agrarian reform 
A)  The right to a free secular education 
B)  Minimum wage and an eight-hour workday for workers 
C)  Women's suffrage 
D)  A social security system 
E)  Agrarian reform

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true about Mexico's parastatal sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  The development of this sector came about in large part because of the government's post-1940 development strategy. 
B)  This sector has generally grown smaller since the 1980s due to economic policy reforms. 
C)  Some core components of the sector will likely remain in government hands for the foreseeable future. 
D)  This sector has been limited to industries involved in heavy manufacturing and the energy sector. 
E)  There exists an influential bloc of nationalists who view public ownership of key industries as symbolically important. 
A)  The development of this sector came about in large part because of the government's post-1940 development strategy. 
B)  This sector has generally grown smaller since the 1980s due to economic policy reforms. 
C)  Some core components of the sector will likely remain in government hands for the foreseeable future. 
D)  This sector has been limited to industries involved in heavy manufacturing and the energy sector. 
E)  There exists an influential bloc of nationalists who view public ownership of key industries as symbolically important.

Question 10

Between 1988 and 1994, PRI presidents introduced a series of reforms to liberalize the economy t o end the country's traditional import substitution industrialization policy. Which of the following was NOT such a reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  The privatization of many state enterprises 
B)  Deregulation of the private sector 
C)  The division of ejidos into individually owned plots of land 
D)  Mexican membership in NAFTA 
E)  The strengthening of Mexican federal system to give more authority to Mexico's traditionally weak central government to promote economic development 
A)  The privatization of many state enterprises 
B)  Deregulation of the private sector 
C)  The division of ejidos into individually owned plots of land 
D)  Mexican membership in NAFTA 
E)  The strengthening of Mexican federal system to give more authority to Mexico's traditionally weak central government to promote economic development

Question 11

____________ are local strongmen that exercised more authority than the Mexican national government from 1833-1855.

Accepted Answer

A)  Generals 
B)  Jefe Máximos 
C)  Cientificos 
D)  Caudillos 
E)  Razas 
A)  Generals 
B)  Jefe Máximos 
C)  Cientificos 
D)  Caudillos 
E)  Razas

Question 12

During the period of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) dominance, the party's presidential candidate was selected

Accepted Answer

A)  through a primary election process. 
B)  through consultation with the important organizations that represented different segments of Mexican society. 
C)  through a caucus of party leaders. 
D)  through a decision made by the outgoing president. 
E)  by a majority of state governors. 
A)  through a primary election process. 
B)  through consultation with the important organizations that represented different segments of Mexican society. 
C)  through a caucus of party leaders. 
D)  through a decision made by the outgoing president. 
E)  by a majority of state governors.

Question 13

In terms of its impact on the policy-making process, the sexenio

Accepted Answer

A)  makes the Mexican bureaucracy the focal point of policy formulation and the Mexican Congress the focal point of policy manager. 
B)  makes policy innovation less likely since the Mexican President is a lame duck from the start of his term of office. 
C)  traditionally makes the Mexican president the person most responsible for policy slippage. 
D)  makes it easy for the Mexican president to introduce extensive personnel changes upon coming to office in order to build a team of people who are motivated to carry out his policy goals. 
E)  made policy discontinuity impossible before 2000 due to the dominance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and its ideology within the Mexican political system. 
A)  makes the Mexican bureaucracy the focal point of policy formulation and the Mexican Congress the focal point of policy manager. 
B)  makes policy innovation less likely since the Mexican President is a lame duck from the start of his term of office. 
C)  traditionally makes the Mexican president the person most responsible for policy slippage. 
D)  makes it easy for the Mexican president to introduce extensive personnel changes upon coming to office in order to build a team of people who are motivated to carry out his policy goals. 
E)  made policy discontinuity impossible before 2000 due to the dominance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and its ideology within the Mexican political system.

Question 14

An example of the loss of deference accorded to the Mexican president is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican president's difficulty in delivering his informe, or State of the Nation report, to the Mexican Congress . 
B)  "Yo soy 132" movement. 
C)  recent move by Congress to amend the Mexican constitution to include a vice president within the Mexican executive. 
D)  efforts by the Mexican Congress to impose term limits upon the president. 
E)  instances where members of the public have thrown their shoes at the President during some of his public appearances. 
A)  Mexican president's difficulty in delivering his informe, or State of the Nation report, to the Mexican Congress . 
B)  "Yo soy 132" movement. 
C)  recent move by Congress to amend the Mexican constitution to include a vice president within the Mexican executive. 
D)  efforts by the Mexican Congress to impose term limits upon the president. 
E)  instances where members of the public have thrown their shoes at the President during some of his public appearances.

Question 15

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was founded by a coalition of Mexican political elites who believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  it was better to work out their differences through a system of compromise rather than resorting to violence. 
B)  uniting all classes under the control of one mass party would prevent the spread of communism to Mexico. 
C)  a mass party was necessary to confront the political influence of the Catholic Church. 
D)  the promotion of agrarian reform and the rights of workers was necessary if Mexico wanted to develop economically. 
E)  the formation of a mass party would better achieve democracy due to its corporate structures representing all class interests. 
A)  it was better to work out their differences through a system of compromise rather than resorting to violence. 
B)  uniting all classes under the control of one mass party would prevent the spread of communism to Mexico. 
C)  a mass party was necessary to confront the political influence of the Catholic Church. 
D)  the promotion of agrarian reform and the rights of workers was necessary if Mexico wanted to develop economically. 
E)  the formation of a mass party would better achieve democracy due to its corporate structures representing all class interests.

Question 16

Formal powers of the Mexican president include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  initiating legislation. 
B)  creating government agencies. 
C)  making policy through decree. 
D)  appointing public officials. 
E)  selecting his successor. 
A)  initiating legislation. 
B)  creating government agencies. 
C)  making policy through decree. 
D)  appointing public officials. 
E)  selecting his successor.

Question 17

Historically, Mexican citizens best interacted with their government through

Accepted Answer

A)  a variety of informal means. 
B)  interest group lobbying. 
C)  elections. 
D)  direct contact with their Chamber of Deputies representatives. 
E)  political unrest and protest activity. 
A)  a variety of informal means. 
B)  interest group lobbying. 
C)  elections. 
D)  direct contact with their Chamber of Deputies representatives. 
E)  political unrest and protest activity.

Question 18

Government-owned corporations or agencies that promote or organize commercial activity in a particular sector and serve as sources of patronage or generators of government revenue are called

Accepted Answer

A)  aberturas. 
B)  maquiladoras. 
C)  cietificos. 
D)  parastatals. 
E)  favelas. 
A)  aberturas. 
B)  maquiladoras. 
C)  cietificos. 
D)  parastatals. 
E)  favelas.

Question 19

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) faced a difficult future beginning in the twenty-first century, because Mexican voters were more

Accepted Answer

A)  educated, urban, and older. 
B)  urban, middle-class, and younger. 
C)  rural, poor, and uneducated. 
D)  urban, poor, and older. 
E)  upper class, urban, and educated 
A)  educated, urban, and older. 
B)  urban, middle-class, and younger. 
C)  rural, poor, and uneducated. 
D)  urban, poor, and older. 
E)  upper class, urban, and educated

Question 20

President Vicente Fox found it difficult to enact his domestic agenda because

Accepted Answer

A)  he lacked international support. 
B)  he lacked the compliant congressional majority that his predecessors had enjoyed. 
C)  Mexico's ongoing economic difficulties distracted the administration often forcing it to pursue policies at odds with the president's agenda. 
D)  his advisors were severely divided over what the administration's priorities should be. 
E)  his party lacked majority control within the Mexican legislature. 
A)  he lacked international support. 
B)  he lacked the compliant congressional majority that his predecessors had enjoyed. 
C)  Mexico's ongoing economic difficulties distracted the administration often forcing it to pursue policies at odds with the president's agenda. 
D)  his advisors were severely divided over what the administration's priorities should be. 
E)  his party lacked majority control within the Mexican legislature.

Which of the following is NOT true of state and municipal governments in Mexico?

Members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected through

Which of the following is TRUE about Mexican security?

Describe how Pena Nieto's administration is different from his PRI predecessors. Discuss one way his government has attempted to overcome his initial difficulties as president of Mexico.

Mexico's level of social development

The PRI's corporatist structure meant that the party

Mexico's membership in NAFTA is symbolic of its

Which of the following progressive social measures was NOT included in the Mexican Constitution of 1917?

Which of the following is NOT true about Mexico's parastatal sector?

Between 1988 and 1994, PRI presidents introduced a series of reforms to liberalize the economy t o end the country's traditional import substitution industrialization policy. Which of the following was NOT such a reform?

____________ are local strongmen that exercised more authority than the Mexican national government from 1833-1855.

During the period of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) dominance, the party's presidential candidate was selected

In terms of its impact on the policy-making process, the sexenio

An example of the loss of deference accorded to the Mexican president is the

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was founded by a coalition of Mexican political elites who believed that

Formal powers of the Mexican president include all of the following EXCEPT

Historically, Mexican citizens best interacted with their government through

Government-owned corporations or agencies that promote or organize commercial activity in a particular sector and serve as sources of patronage or generators of government revenue are called

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) faced a difficult future beginning in the twenty-first century, because Mexican voters were more

President Vicente Fox found it difficult to enact his domestic agenda because

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Exam 10: Mexico

Which of the following is NOT true of state and municipal governments in Mexico?

Members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected through

Which of the following is TRUE about Mexican security?

Describe how Pena Nieto's administration is different from his PRI predecessors. Discuss one way his government has attempted to overcome his initial difficulties as president of Mexico.

Mexico's level of social development

The PRI's corporatist structure meant that the party

Mexico's membership in NAFTA is symbolic of its

Which of the following progressive social measures was NOT included in the Mexican Constitution of 1917?

Which of the following is NOT true about Mexico's parastatal sector?

Between 1988 and 1994, PRI presidents introduced a series of reforms to liberalize the economy t o end the country's traditional import substitution industrialization policy. Which of the following was NOT such a reform?

____________ are local strongmen that exercised more authority than the Mexican national government from 1833-1855.

During the period of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) dominance, the party's presidential candidate was selected

In terms of its impact on the policy-making process, the sexenio

An example of the loss of deference accorded to the Mexican president is the

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was founded by a coalition of Mexican political elites who believed that

Formal powers of the Mexican president include all of the following EXCEPT

Historically, Mexican citizens best interacted with their government through

Government-owned corporations or agencies that promote or organize commercial activity in a particular sector and serve as sources of patronage or generators of government revenue are called

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) faced a difficult future beginning in the twenty-first century, because Mexican voters were more

President Vicente Fox found it difficult to enact his domestic agenda because

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