Question 1

The National Action Party (PAN) has drawn most of its political support from the

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A)  Gulf coast. 
B)  southern states. 
C)  northern states. 
D)  rural countryside. 
E)  Mexico City Federal District area. 
A)  Gulf coast. 
B)  southern states. 
C)  northern states. 
D)  rural countryside. 
E)  Mexico City Federal District area.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT representative of the Mexican government's growing recognition of the importance of Mexican communities working in other countries and the remittances they send back to Mexico?

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A)  The passage of a 1996 law in Mexico allowing Mexicans to hold dual citizenship. 
B)  Mexican governors, mayors, and federal officials regularly visiting representatives of Mexican migrant groups in the United States. 
C)  The allowance of Mexicans living abroad to participate in Mexican federal elections. 
D)  The Mexican government's lobbying the U.S. government for immigration reform. 
E)  The Mexican government's seeking of support and funding for projects in Mexico from these communities. 
A)  The passage of a 1996 law in Mexico allowing Mexicans to hold dual citizenship. 
B)  Mexican governors, mayors, and federal officials regularly visiting representatives of Mexican migrant groups in the United States. 
C)  The allowance of Mexicans living abroad to participate in Mexican federal elections. 
D)  The Mexican government's lobbying the U.S. government for immigration reform. 
E)  The Mexican government's seeking of support and funding for projects in Mexico from these communities.

Question 3

Today, Mexico's economic profile is quite distinct from many of its Latin American neighbors because of its

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A)  continued heavy reliance on exports of agricultural products and raw materials. 
B)  growing manufacturing sector, including advanced industries like an aerospace industry. 
C)  continued reliance on import substitution industrialization and state capitalism . 
D)  declining GDP due to its participation in NAFTA . 
E)  close economic ties with Russia. 
A)  continued heavy reliance on exports of agricultural products and raw materials. 
B)  growing manufacturing sector, including advanced industries like an aerospace industry. 
C)  continued reliance on import substitution industrialization and state capitalism . 
D)  declining GDP due to its participation in NAFTA . 
E)  close economic ties with Russia.

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT an effect of import substitution industrialization (ISI)?

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A)  It achieved rapid economic growth. 
B)  Industries that received government subsidies had less incentive to produce 
C)  Particular groups - such as commercial farmers and union workers - benefited under ISI and provided a strong base of support for this development strategy. 
D)  It led to a decrease in urban and rural poverty. 
E)  It led to the development of a sizeable informal sector in Mexico. 
A)  It achieved rapid economic growth. 
B)  Industries that received government subsidies had less incentive to produce 
C)  Particular groups - such as commercial farmers and union workers - benefited under ISI and provided a strong base of support for this development strategy. 
D)  It led to a decrease in urban and rural poverty. 
E)  It led to the development of a sizeable informal sector in Mexico.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true about the Mexican president's power of appointment?

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A)  The president's authority to appoint high-level officials allows him to provide policy direction. 
B)  The sheer number of positions that the president is able to appoint means that the beginning of each administration experiences a high level of turnover in political positions, which slows progress on the president's political agenda in the early part of his sexenio. 
C)  The president's authority to make appointments has been severely curtailed by the Mexican Congress as a means of making the policy-making process more democratic. 
D)  The president has the power to appoint not only members of the cabinet but also other high-level officials. 
E)  The president's power of appointment helps the president build a team of like-minded officials and secure their loyalty. 
A)  The president's authority to appoint high-level officials allows him to provide policy direction. 
B)  The sheer number of positions that the president is able to appoint means that the beginning of each administration experiences a high level of turnover in political positions, which slows progress on the president's political agenda in the early part of his sexenio. 
C)  The president's authority to make appointments has been severely curtailed by the Mexican Congress as a means of making the policy-making process more democratic. 
D)  The president has the power to appoint not only members of the cabinet but also other high-level officials. 
E)  The president's power of appointment helps the president build a team of like-minded officials and secure their loyalty.

Question 6

Explain how the PRI maintained control over Mexico for so long without facing significant challenges to its power.   Describe several factors that helped to bring the end of the PRI's hegemonic position.   Discuss the future of this party.   Please cite specific examples in your answer.

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The PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Par

Question 7

Compare and contrast Mexico's major political parties, including their supporters and policy platforms.   Describe how they are similar and different.   Explain the challenges facing these parties.

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Mexico's major political parties are the

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as it relates to Mexico?

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A)  The reduction of trade barriers has led to a more evenly balanced level of trade between Mexico and the United States. 
B)  Domestic producers worry about competition from U.S. firms. 
C)  It has meant that the fate of the Mexican economy has become increasingly tied to the American economy. 
D)  It has led to fears of "cultural imperialism." 
E)  Free trade entails a loss of sovereignty for Mexico. 
A)  The reduction of trade barriers has led to a more evenly balanced level of trade between Mexico and the United States. 
B)  Domestic producers worry about competition from U.S. firms. 
C)  It has meant that the fate of the Mexican economy has become increasingly tied to the American economy. 
D)  It has led to fears of "cultural imperialism." 
E)  Free trade entails a loss of sovereignty for Mexico.

Question 9

Mexico's geography has

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A)  facilitated trade with its neighboring countries 
B)  made the country vulnerable to invasion and foreign occupation. 
C)  made communication and transportation between Mexico's regions difficult. 
D)  facilitated large-scale commercial agriculture throughout its territory. 
E)  facilitated economic development evenly throughout Mexico. 
A)  facilitated trade with its neighboring countries 
B)  made the country vulnerable to invasion and foreign occupation. 
C)  made communication and transportation between Mexico's regions difficult. 
D)  facilitated large-scale commercial agriculture throughout its territory. 
E)  facilitated economic development evenly throughout Mexico.

Question 10

Describe four critical junctures of Mexican history.   Explain the impact of these junctures on Mexico's political, economic, and social development.

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1. The Spanish Conquest (1519-1521): The

Question 11

Between 1940 and 1982, Mexico pursued a trade and economic policy called ______________ that involved the domestic manufacture of previous imported good to satisfy domestic market demands.

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A)  state capitalism 
B)  sta te socialism 
C)  import and export embargo 
D)  import substitution industrialization 
E)  porfiriato 
A)  state capitalism 
B)  sta te socialism 
C)  import and export embargo 
D)  import substitution industrialization 
E)  porfiriato

Question 12

Explain the impact of social media and communications technology on Mexican politics.

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The impact of social media and communica

Question 13

The factor that inhibits the electoral prospects of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) is

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A)  the ability of the PRI and PAN to continuously appropriate its policies. 
B)  electoral fraud. 
C)  the inability of the party to win the control of any state or the Federal District in Mexico. 
D)  factionalization within the party. 
E)  Andre Manuel Lopez Obrador's refusal to step down as leader of the party after two failed presidential election attempts. 
A)  the ability of the PRI and PAN to continuously appropriate its policies. 
B)  electoral fraud. 
C)  the inability of the party to win the control of any state or the Federal District in Mexico. 
D)  factionalization within the party. 
E)  Andre Manuel Lopez Obrador's refusal to step down as leader of the party after two failed presidential election attempts.

Question 14

Which of the following is TRUE of the military in Mexico?

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A)  The Mexican military became subordinate to civilian control in 1946 after it gained representation within the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). 
B)  No military officer has been president of Mexico. 
C)  After the Mexican Revolution, Mexico's Presidents Calles and Cardenas introduced the practice of rotating regional military commands so officers could not build geographic bases of power. 
D)  Mexican military leaders are prevented from engaging in business ventures so as to avoid corruption in the armed forces. 
E)  Mexico's military has never been involved in acts of political repression, torture, and killing like in other Latin American states. 
A)  The Mexican military became subordinate to civilian control in 1946 after it gained representation within the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). 
B)  No military officer has been president of Mexico. 
C)  After the Mexican Revolution, Mexico's Presidents Calles and Cardenas introduced the practice of rotating regional military commands so officers could not build geographic bases of power. 
D)  Mexican military leaders are prevented from engaging in business ventures so as to avoid corruption in the armed forces. 
E)  Mexico's military has never been involved in acts of political repression, torture, and killing like in other Latin American states.

Question 15

On paper, Mexico's political system resembles that of the United States, but, in practice, it differs quite significantly.  Compare and contrast the Mexican political system with the U.S. political system.  Discuss how it is similar and different.

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The political systems of Mexico and the

Question 16

____________ refers to an informal system in which a powerful patron offers resources in return for the support of lower-status and less-powerful clients.

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A)  Patrimonialism 
B)  Pragmatic accommodation 
C)  Corruption 
D)  Clientelism 
E)  Institutional representation 
A)  Patrimonialism 
B)  Pragmatic accommodation 
C)  Corruption 
D)  Clientelism 
E)  Institutional representation

Question 17

The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)

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A)  established a bracero program in the United States, allowing Mexican workers to enter the United States to provide much-needed manpower. 
B)  made it illegal to Mexican migrant workers in the United States to send remittances to their relatives in Mexico. 
C)  allowed migrants who had resided in the United states for a long time to gain legal residency rights. 
D)  heightened efforts in the United States to establish a border fence along the U.S. - Canadian and U.S. - Mexican borders to make crossing these borders more difficult . 
E)  cut off social services for undocumented Mexican migrants in the United States. 
A)  established a bracero program in the United States, allowing Mexican workers to enter the United States to provide much-needed manpower. 
B)  made it illegal to Mexican migrant workers in the United States to send remittances to their relatives in Mexico. 
C)  allowed migrants who had resided in the United states for a long time to gain legal residency rights. 
D)  heightened efforts in the United States to establish a border fence along the U.S. - Canadian and U.S. - Mexican borders to make crossing these borders more difficult . 
E)  cut off social services for undocumented Mexican migrants in the United States.

Question 18

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

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A)  One result of the country's pursuit of economic development and industrialization is that Mexico City is one of the most-polluted cities in the world. 
B)  Mexico's environmental movement has been hampered by the fact that the country lacks a tradition of conservation. 
C)  Mexico's membership in NAFTA has forced the country to undertake greater environmental oversight. 
D)  The country established an environmental ministry in 1994, signaling its recognition that environmental concerns were important to the government. 
E)  In the 1980s, Mexican cities began to pressure the government for better air pollution controls. 
A)  One result of the country's pursuit of economic development and industrialization is that Mexico City is one of the most-polluted cities in the world. 
B)  Mexico's environmental movement has been hampered by the fact that the country lacks a tradition of conservation. 
C)  Mexico's membership in NAFTA has forced the country to undertake greater environmental oversight. 
D)  The country established an environmental ministry in 1994, signaling its recognition that environmental concerns were important to the government. 
E)  In the 1980s, Mexican cities began to pressure the government for better air pollution controls.

Question 19

Explain how, since the 1980s, the balance of power between the executive and legislature has shifted.   Describe what accounts for these shifts. Explain the impact(s) these shifts have had upon the policy-making process in Mexico.

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Since the 1980s, the balance of power be

Question 20

According to your textbook, what is considered to be the starting point of Mexican political history?

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A)  The arrival of Cortes in the Yucatan Peninsula. 
B)  The toppling of the Aztec Empire in 1521 by Cortes. 
C)  The loss of Mexican territory following the Mexican-American war in 1848. 
D)  The start of the Mexican Revolution in 1910. 
E)  The end of French rule by Emperor Maximilian in 1867. 
A)  The arrival of Cortes in the Yucatan Peninsula. 
B)  The toppling of the Aztec Empire in 1521 by Cortes. 
C)  The loss of Mexican territory following the Mexican-American war in 1848. 
D)  The start of the Mexican Revolution in 1910. 
E)  The end of French rule by Emperor Maximilian in 1867.

The National Action Party (PAN) has drawn most of its political support from the

Which of the following is NOT representative of the Mexican government's growing recognition of the importance of Mexican communities working in other countries and the remittances they send back to Mexico?

Today, Mexico's economic profile is quite distinct from many of its Latin American neighbors because of its

Which of the following was NOT an effect of import substitution industrialization (ISI)?

Which of the following is NOT true about the Mexican president's power of appointment?

Explain how the PRI maintained control over Mexico for so long without facing significant challenges to its power. Describe several factors that helped to bring the end of the PRI's hegemonic position. Discuss the future of this party. Please cite specific examples in your answer.

Compare and contrast Mexico's major political parties, including their supporters and policy platforms. Describe how they are similar and different. Explain the challenges facing these parties.

Which of the following is NOT true of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as it relates to Mexico?

Mexico's geography has

Describe four critical junctures of Mexican history. Explain the impact of these junctures on Mexico's political, economic, and social development.

Between 1940 and 1982, Mexico pursued a trade and economic policy called ______________ that involved the domestic manufacture of previous imported good to satisfy domestic market demands.

Explain the impact of social media and communications technology on Mexican politics.

The factor that inhibits the electoral prospects of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) is

Which of the following is TRUE of the military in Mexico?

On paper, Mexico's political system resembles that of the United States, but, in practice, it differs quite significantly. Compare and contrast the Mexican political system with the U.S. political system. Discuss how it is similar and different.

____________ refers to an informal system in which a powerful patron offers resources in return for the support of lower-status and less-powerful clients.

The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)

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

Explain how, since the 1980s, the balance of power between the executive and legislature has shifted. Describe what accounts for these shifts. Explain the impact(s) these shifts have had upon the policy-making process in Mexico.

According to your textbook, what is considered to be the starting point of Mexican political history?

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The National Action Party (PAN) has drawn most of its political support from the

Which of the following is NOT representative of the Mexican government's growing recognition of the importance of Mexican communities working in other countries and the remittances they send back to Mexico?

Today, Mexico's economic profile is quite distinct from many of its Latin American neighbors because of its

Which of the following was NOT an effect of import substitution industrialization (ISI)?

Which of the following is NOT true about the Mexican president's power of appointment?

Explain how the PRI maintained control over Mexico for so long without facing significant challenges to its power. Describe several factors that helped to bring the end of the PRI's hegemonic position. Discuss the future of this party. Please cite specific examples in your answer.

Compare and contrast Mexico's major political parties, including their supporters and policy platforms. Describe how they are similar and different. Explain the challenges facing these parties.

Which of the following is NOT true of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as it relates to Mexico?

Mexico's geography has

Describe four critical junctures of Mexican history. Explain the impact of these junctures on Mexico's political, economic, and social development.

Between 1940 and 1982, Mexico pursued a trade and economic policy called ______________ that involved the domestic manufacture of previous imported good to satisfy domestic market demands.

Explain the impact of social media and communications technology on Mexican politics.

The factor that inhibits the electoral prospects of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) is

Which of the following is TRUE of the military in Mexico?

On paper, Mexico's political system resembles that of the United States, but, in practice, it differs quite significantly. Compare and contrast the Mexican political system with the U.S. political system. Discuss how it is similar and different.

____________ refers to an informal system in which a powerful patron offers resources in return for the support of lower-status and less-powerful clients.

The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)

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

Explain how, since the 1980s, the balance of power between the executive and legislature has shifted. Describe what accounts for these shifts. Explain the impact(s) these shifts have had upon the policy-making process in Mexico.

According to your textbook, what is considered to be the starting point of Mexican political history?

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