Question 1

Which of the following statements about Mexico under the PRI is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The PRI engaged in regular and public human rights abuses that are still being brought before independent judiciaries. 
B) Of the major branches of government, only the judiciary provided a consistent and effective check on PRI power. 
C) The PRI never resorted to electoral fraud, but it funneled enough state money into its chosen candidates to guarantee a smooth succession of power. 
D) The PRI dominated political power in part by expert co-optation of sources of opposition, like the press. 
E) The PRI frequently instituted censorship of the press in the name of public security to protect their political operatives. 
A) The PRI engaged in regular and public human rights abuses that are still being brought before independent judiciaries. 
B) Of the major branches of government, only the judiciary provided a consistent and effective check on PRI power. 
C) The PRI never resorted to electoral fraud, but it funneled enough state money into its chosen candidates to guarantee a smooth succession of power. 
D) The PRI dominated political power in part by expert co-optation of sources of opposition, like the press. 
E) The PRI frequently instituted censorship of the press in the name of public security to protect their political operatives.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) The Senate has a committee system. 
B) The Senate can levy taxes. 
C) Senate members are unable to serve consecutive terms. 
D) The Senate has the power to approve treaties. 
E) The PRI was never able to fully control the Senate. 
A) The Senate has a committee system. 
B) The Senate can levy taxes. 
C) Senate members are unable to serve consecutive terms. 
D) The Senate has the power to approve treaties. 
E) The PRI was never able to fully control the Senate.

Question 3

Why could Mexico under the PRI be described as the "perfect dictatorship"? Was the stability it brought to Mexico worth the restriction of democracy?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Mexican presidents are:

Accepted Answer

A) elected for up to two four-year terms. 
B) elected for unlimited six-year terms. 
C) elected for a six-year term with no re-election. 
D) elected for a six-year term with one re-election allowed. 
E) appointed by their predecessors. 
A) elected for up to two four-year terms. 
B) elected for unlimited six-year terms. 
C) elected for a six-year term with no re-election. 
D) elected for a six-year term with one re-election allowed. 
E) appointed by their predecessors.

Question 5

Which of the following has resulted from the passage of NAFTA in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A) a less diversified economy 
B) a weakened agricultural sector 
C) the closing of maquiladoras 
D) fewer Mexican migrants to the United States 
E) less dependence on the U.S. economy 
A) a less diversified economy 
B) a weakened agricultural sector 
C) the closing of maquiladoras 
D) fewer Mexican migrants to the United States 
E) less dependence on the U.S. economy

Question 6

How has the Mexican state sought to prosecute the drug war over the last few decades? Has the policy changed? Should the state never have opposed the cartels so forcefully?

Accepted Answer

The Mexican state has sought to prosecut

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) a dramatic rise in oil prices 
B) Mexico's serious debt crisis 
C) the desire to enact land reform 
D) declining levels of inequality 
E) a desire to end emigration to the United States 
A) a dramatic rise in oil prices 
B) Mexico's serious debt crisis 
C) the desire to enact land reform 
D) declining levels of inequality 
E) a desire to end emigration to the United States

Question 8

Which of the following statements best describes Mexico's War of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A) It was dominated by liberals who favored democracy. 
B) It was dominated by conservatives who sought independence from Spain in order to preserve the socioeconomic status quo. 
C) It was a brief, relatively peaceful affair. 
D) It was an indigenous rebellion against the white elite. 
E) The United States invaded Mexico to support independence. 
A) It was dominated by liberals who favored democracy. 
B) It was dominated by conservatives who sought independence from Spain in order to preserve the socioeconomic status quo. 
C) It was a brief, relatively peaceful affair. 
D) It was an indigenous rebellion against the white elite. 
E) The United States invaded Mexico to support independence.

Question 9

Most Mexicans are:

Accepted Answer

A) of European descent. 
B) Protestant. 
C) mestizo. 
D) white. 
E) Amerindian. 
A) of European descent. 
B) Protestant. 
C) mestizo. 
D) white. 
E) Amerindian.

Question 10

In which of the following ways did the policies of the Calderón administration differ from those of its predecessor, Vicente Fox?

Accepted Answer

A) Calderón reduced the government's support of free-market policies. 
B) Calderón took concrete steps to make government more transparent and less corrupt. 
C) Calderón made defeating Mexico's drug cartels a centerpiece of his administration. 
D) Calderón lacked the typical PAN social conservative ideology. 
E) Calderón brought inflation under control and largely kept it from again spiraling out of control. 
A) Calderón reduced the government's support of free-market policies. 
B) Calderón took concrete steps to make government more transparent and less corrupt. 
C) Calderón made defeating Mexico's drug cartels a centerpiece of his administration. 
D) Calderón lacked the typical PAN social conservative ideology. 
E) Calderón brought inflation under control and largely kept it from again spiraling out of control.

Which of the following statements about Mexico under the PRI is true?

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

Why could Mexico under the PRI be described as the "perfect dictatorship"? Was the stability it brought to Mexico worth the restriction of democracy?

Mexican presidents are:

Which of the following has resulted from the passage of NAFTA in Mexico?

How has the Mexican state sought to prosecute the drug war over the last few decades? Has the policy changed? Should the state never have opposed the cartels so forcefully?

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

Which of the following statements best describes Mexico's War of Independence?

Most Mexicans are:

In which of the following ways did the policies of the Calderón administration differ from those of its predecessor, Vicente Fox?

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Exam 11: Mexico

Which of the following statements about Mexico under the PRI is true?

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

Why could Mexico under the PRI be described as the "perfect dictatorship"? Was the stability it brought to Mexico worth the restriction of democracy?

Mexican presidents are:

Which of the following has resulted from the passage of NAFTA in Mexico?

How has the Mexican state sought to prosecute the drug war over the last few decades? Has the policy changed? Should the state never have opposed the cartels so forcefully?

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

Which of the following statements best describes Mexico's War of Independence?

Most Mexicans are:

In which of the following ways did the policies of the Calderón administration differ from those of its predecessor, Vicente Fox?

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