Question 1

In the past,labor unions have

Accepted Answer

A)  been a threat to the stability of the regime.
B)  been a conservative element.
C)  been unresponsive to government rules.
D)  been controlled by the PRI. B

Question 2

Mexico's political system is characterized as ideologically homogenous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Mexico's late-twentieth century economic crises caused massive job losses directly attributable to government mismanagement of the national economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Mexicans generally believe the government

Accepted Answer

A)  should stay out of the economy.
B)  has responsibility for the economy.
C)  should hire technicos to run the economy.
D)  should model the economy after the United States.

Question 5

Under President Salinas and his successors,the government has implemented

Accepted Answer

A)  a Marxist economic system.
B)  a socialist economic system.
C)  a macroeconomic system that is severely controlled.
D)  a neoliberal economic development model.

Question 6

The selection of an individual to run for president has been traditionally done by

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A)  the legislature.
B)  formal party organizations.
C)  the current president and his cacique.
D)  primary elections.

Question 7

Ejidatarios are

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A)  small peasant farmers.
B)  urban workers.
C)  peasants.
D)  small businessmen.

Question 8

The patron-client relationship is a form of

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional peonage.
B)  interest aggregation.
C)  capitalism.
D)  government bureaucracy.

Question 9

The fundamental value which holds a cacique together is

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A)  personal loyalty.
B)  political corruption.
C)  expectation of political paybacks.
D)  ideological coherence.

Question 10

The branch of government with the most decision-making power is the executive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The lower house of the legislative branch is called the Chamber of Deputies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The United States' bracero program during the Second World War allowed for

Accepted Answer

A)  the internment of Mexicans believed to be undermining the war effort.
B)  the recruitment of Mexicans into the U.S.armed forces.
C)  the creation of literacy tests for immigration.
D)  immigration from Mexico.

Question 13

In the 2000 election,the voting rate dropped because

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A)  of natural disasters.
B)  those affiliated with the PRI did not vote.
C)  there was a distrust in the electoral system.
D)  of military involvement in the elections.

Question 14

Over ninety percent of all public revenues in Mexico are collected

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A)  from the oil companies.
B)  from the wealthiest landowners.
C)  from a Value Added Tax (VAT) .
D)  by the federal government.

Question 15

Solidarity committees were established by

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A)  grassroots organizations.
B)  the Salinas administration.
C)  the church.
D)  unions.

Question 16

The strongest political party has traditionally been the PRI.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The president holds office for a four-year term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A cacique is a

Accepted Answer

A)  government Cabinet.
B)  group of local power brokers.
C)  group of friends of the president.
D)  set of business relationships.

Question 19

After Mexican independence,church-state relations

Accepted Answer

A)  flared into open confrontations on such issues.
B)  began to improve.
C)  suffered after numerous insurgent movements.
D)  remained unchanged from before independence.

Question 20

The 2006 election in Mexico was historic because

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A)  it represented the first defeat for the PRI in decades.
B)  it returned Vicente Fox back to the presidency after a six-year term.
C)  it was the first election held under Mexico's new constitution.
D)  it had to be settled by a decision in the Mexican courts.

Exam 14: Politics in Mexico by Wayne a Cornelius and Jeffrey a Weldon

In the past,labor unions have

Mexico's political system is characterized as ideologically homogenous.

Mexico's late-twentieth century economic crises caused massive job losses directly attributable to government mismanagement of the national economy.

Mexicans generally believe the government

Under President Salinas and his successors,the government has implemented

The selection of an individual to run for president has been traditionally done by

Ejidatarios are

The patron-client relationship is a form of

The fundamental value which holds a cacique together is

The branch of government with the most decision-making power is the executive.

The lower house of the legislative branch is called the Chamber of Deputies.

The United States' bracero program during the Second World War allowed for

In the 2000 election,the voting rate dropped because

Over ninety percent of all public revenues in Mexico are collected

Solidarity committees were established by

The strongest political party has traditionally been the PRI.

The president holds office for a four-year term.

A cacique is a

After Mexican independence,church-state relations

The 2006 election in Mexico was historic because