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Who was PAN's first successful presidential candidate?
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Most political scientists have not considered Mexico to be democratic. What reasons do they give for that assessment? Are they likely to change their minds with the elections of Fox and Calderon? Why or why not?
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Answered by Examlex AI CopilotMost political scientists have not considered Mexico to be fully democratic due to several reasons. One reason is the long history of one-party rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which limited political competition and marginalized opposition voices. Additionally, there have been concerns about corruption, human rights abuses, and the influence of drug cartels on the political system.
The elections of Vicente Fox in 2000 and Felipe Calderon in 2006 were seen as significant steps towards democratization, as they represented the first time in over 70 years that the PRI did not win the presidency. However, despite these changes in leadership, many political scientists have remained cautious in their assessment of Mexico's democracy. This is because the underlying issues of corruption, human rights abuses, and the influence of drug cartels have persisted, and there have been ongoing challenges to the rule of law and the functioning of democratic institutions.
While the elections of Fox and Calderon represented important milestones in Mexico's democratic development, they were not sufficient to address the deep-seated issues that have historically undermined the country's democratic credentials. As a result, many political scientists are unlikely to change their assessment of Mexico's democracy based solely on these elections. Instead, they will continue to monitor the country's progress in addressing these underlying challenges before revising their evaluation.
The highly visible and important nationalized oil company in Mexico is ________.
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Mexico's second largest source of foreign investment comes from
(81) The sexeño of Lazaro Cárdenas (1934-1940) is remembered for all the following EXCEPT
(84) Despite privatizing much of its industry, the Mexican government still owns much of which major corporation?
(93) What is the name of the upper house of the Mexican national legislature?
(79) Mexicans that share white and Indian ancestry are known as ________.
(79) One of the key characteristics of Mexican political culture is
(71) A key element of Mexican politics has been the fact that elected officials cannot be ________.
(69) For more than a century, one of the key principles in Mexican politics has been __________.
(80) The long-ruling dictator of Mexico for much of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries was __________.
(76) The ________ ruled Mexico for more than half a century before the year 2000.
(87) Former President Felipe Calderon's party is known as ________.
(76) The term used to describe the cooperation between the PRI and the many interest groups under its influence is ________.
(78) President Fox implemented a program to give money to poor mothers with children, in order to give them some independence from their husbands. This program was called ________.
(86) Which of the following statements best explains why the Mexican president is so powerful?
(68) One of the largest drug cartels in Mexico, based out of the Mexican state of Michoacán, is __________.
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