Question 1

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

Question 2

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 took concrete steps to make government more transparent and less corrupt. 
B)  Calderón reduced the government's support of free-market policies. 
C)  Calderón lacked the typical PAN social conservative ideology. 
D)  Calderón made defeating Mexico's drug cartels a centerpiece of his administration. 
A)  Calderón took concrete steps to make government more transparent and less corrupt. 
B)  Calderón reduced the government's support of free-market policies. 
C)  Calderón lacked the typical PAN social conservative ideology. 
D)  Calderón made defeating Mexico's drug cartels a centerpiece of his administration. D

Question 3

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)  The PRI never resorted to electoral fraud,but it funneled enough state money to its chosen candidates to guarantee a smooth succession of power. 
C)  The PRI dominated political power in part by expert co-optation of sources of opposition,like the press. 
D)  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)  The PRI never resorted to electoral fraud,but it funneled enough state money to its chosen candidates to guarantee a smooth succession of power. 
C)  The PRI dominated political power in part by expert co-optation of sources of opposition,like the press. 
D)  The PRI frequently instituted censorship of the press in the name of public security to protect their political operatives. C

Question 4

Mexican presidents are elected for

Accepted Answer

A)  up to 2 four-year terms. 
B)  up to 2 six-year terms. 
C)  up to 3 six-year terms. 
D)  a single six-year term. 
A)  up to 2 four-year terms. 
B)  up to 2 six-year terms. 
C)  up to 3 six-year terms. 
D)  a single six-year term.

Question 5

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 6

Which of the following is true of the power of presidents in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their control over the economy has increased during the last decade. 
B)  Mexican presidents currently have extensive power to appoint and remove judges. 
C)  Constitutional checks on presidential power have become more effective in recent years. 
D)  Current presidential candidates are most often selected through a handpicking process by their predecessor. 
A)  Their control over the economy has increased during the last decade. 
B)  Mexican presidents currently have extensive power to appoint and remove judges. 
C)  Constitutional checks on presidential power have become more effective in recent years. 
D)  Current presidential candidates are most often selected through a handpicking process by their predecessor.

Question 7

A major tool used by the PRI to maintain its decades-long hold on power was

Accepted Answer

A)  patron-client relationships. 
B)  imprisoning the political opposition. 
C)  banning opposition parties. 
D)  suspending elections. 
A)  patron-client relationships. 
B)  imprisoning the political opposition. 
C)  banning opposition parties. 
D)  suspending elections.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the PRI's economic policies for most of its reign is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberal-minded PRI presidents sought greater and greater economic independence from the United States. 
B)  Nationalist PRI presidents tended to favor economic growth over redistribution. 
C)  It raised tariffs on agricultural imports but lowered them on manufactured goods. 
D)  It maintained relatively low labor costs that benefited Mexican entrepreneurs. 
A)  Liberal-minded PRI presidents sought greater and greater economic independence from the United States. 
B)  Nationalist PRI presidents tended to favor economic growth over redistribution. 
C)  It raised tariffs on agricultural imports but lowered them on manufactured goods. 
D)  It maintained relatively low labor costs that benefited Mexican entrepreneurs.

Question 9

Which of the following resulted from passage of the constitution adopted after the 1917 Mexican Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishment of Catholicism as a state religion 
B)  prohibition of foreign ownership of Mexican land 
C)  nationalization of indigenous land for redistribution to the middle class 
D)  imposition of term limits for higher executive officers 
A)  establishment of Catholicism as a state religion 
B)  prohibition of foreign ownership of Mexican land 
C)  nationalization of indigenous land for redistribution to the middle class 
D)  imposition of term limits for higher executive officers

Question 10

Both the PAN and the PRD are part of the traditional opposition to the PRI.How have PAN policies differed from those of the PRD?

Accepted Answer

A)  The PAN has become less business-friendly than the PRD during the last few decades. 
B)  The PAN has been less willing to stand against corruption. 
C)  The PAN has been more secular,advocating a reduction of church power. 
D)  The PAN has drawn more power at the state level and has been a bigger supporter of states' rights. 
A)  The PAN has become less business-friendly than the PRD during the last few decades. 
B)  The PAN has been less willing to stand against corruption. 
C)  The PAN has been more secular,advocating a reduction of church power. 
D)  The PAN has drawn more power at the state level and has been a bigger supporter of states' rights.

Question 11

How has the Mexican state sought to prosecute the drug war over the last few decades? What is the primary drawback of this method of combating drug trafficking?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that recent effo

Question 12

Which of the following statements about Mexican political culture is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first decade of this century brought steadily declining voter turnout with each successive national election. 
B)  Mexico has consistently had voter turnout below 50 percent in national elections. 
C)  Mexico has very low levels of participation in politics and political activism. 
D)  Mexicans on the right of the political system generally express much higher levels of interest in politics than those on the left. 
A)  The first decade of this century brought steadily declining voter turnout with each successive national election. 
B)  Mexico has consistently had voter turnout below 50 percent in national elections. 
C)  Mexico has very low levels of participation in politics and political activism. 
D)  Mexicans on the right of the political system generally express much higher levels of interest in politics than those on the left.

Question 13

Mexico's current legislative-executive system is

Accepted Answer

A)  presidential. 
B)  semi-presidential. 
C)  parliamentary. 
D)  authoritarian. 
A)  presidential. 
B)  semi-presidential. 
C)  parliamentary. 
D)  authoritarian.

Question 14

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 15

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 16

For Mexico,what was a drawback of the "Mexican miracle"?

Accepted Answer

A)  major dependence on the U.S.economy 
B)  greater reliance on exports to the south 
C)  reduced manufacturing 
D)  declining oil prices 
A)  major dependence on the U.S.economy 
B)  greater reliance on exports to the south 
C)  reduced manufacturing 
D)  declining oil prices

Question 17

How has the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affected the Mexican economy? Who have been its detractors and supporters,and why?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note both the positiv

Question 18

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 19

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 20

Explain the rise of the PRD in the 1988 elections,including the primary issue leading to its splintering from the PRI,its success,and also the factors leading to its decrease in popularity among the Mexican middle class.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that the PRD for

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

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

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

Mexican presidents are elected for

The conquistadores defeated which indigenous Mexican group?

Which of the following is true of the power of presidents in Mexico?

A major tool used by the PRI to maintain its decades-long hold on power was

Which of the following statements about the PRI's economic policies for most of its reign is accurate?

Which of the following resulted from passage of the constitution adopted after the 1917 Mexican Revolution?

Both the PAN and the PRD are part of the traditional opposition to the PRI.How have PAN policies differed from those of the PRD?

How has the Mexican state sought to prosecute the drug war over the last few decades? What is the primary drawback of this method of combating drug trafficking?

Which of the following statements about Mexican political culture is accurate?

Mexico's current legislative-executive system is

Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa were

The dominant political party in twentieth-century Mexico was the

For Mexico,what was a drawback of the "Mexican miracle"?

How has the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affected the Mexican economy? Who have been its detractors and supporters,and why?

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

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

Explain the rise of the PRD in the 1988 elections,including the primary issue leading to its splintering from the PRI,its success,and also the factors leading to its decrease in popularity among the Mexican middle class.

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

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

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

Mexican presidents are elected for

The conquistadores defeated which indigenous Mexican group?

Which of the following is true of the power of presidents in Mexico?

A major tool used by the PRI to maintain its decades-long hold on power was

Which of the following statements about the PRI's economic policies for most of its reign is accurate?

Which of the following resulted from passage of the constitution adopted after the 1917 Mexican Revolution?

Both the PAN and the PRD are part of the traditional opposition to the PRI.How have PAN policies differed from those of the PRD?

How has the Mexican state sought to prosecute the drug war over the last few decades? What is the primary drawback of this method of combating drug trafficking?

Which of the following statements about Mexican political culture is accurate?

Mexico's current legislative-executive system is

Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa were

The dominant political party in twentieth-century Mexico was the

For Mexico,what was a drawback of the "Mexican miracle"?

How has the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affected the Mexican economy? Who have been its detractors and supporters,and why?

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

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

Explain the rise of the PRD in the 1988 elections,including the primary issue leading to its splintering from the PRI,its success,and also the factors leading to its decrease in popularity among the Mexican middle class.

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