How is the president of Mexico elected?

Direct elections (win by plurality)

Since 2000, it would be most accurate to say that Mexico’s political party system is:

highly competitive party system w/ 4 major parties competing

The Election of 2000 is important because

PAN candidate, Fox, won the election, ending one-party rule

Corruption in Mexico ...

Challenges the legitimacy of government

Zapatista Army of National Liberation-EZLN, which had a uprising in 1994, is composed mostly of

Indigenous group upset with gov't’s marginalization of them

The Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) maintained its power almost exclusively through

co-optation, inclusion, and corruption.

Which of the following is true of the Mexican presidency?

Mexican presidents serve a single six-year term.

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1
How is the president of Mexico elected?
Direct elections (win by plurality)
Direct elections (win by majority)
Voted on by the Chamber of Deputies
Appointed by the Senate
2
Mexico is an example of
an authoritarian regime
a centralized government
a unitary government
a federal government
3
Since 2000, it would be most accurate to say that Mexico’s political party system is:
a two party system with PRI and PRD competing for seats
a one party system with PAN replacing the now defunct PRI
highly competitive party system w/ 4 major parties competing
a one party system dominated by the PRI
4
Mexico has a unicameral legislature
True
False
5
The Election of 2000 is important because
PRI won a majority of votes for president
High level of voter fraud
PAN candidate, Fox, won the election, ending one-party rule
PRD won the election
6
Corruption in Mexico ...
Challenges the legitimacy of government
Has been mostly eliminated
Increases the legitimacy of government
Has never been much of a problem
7
Which of the following groups would most likely support Mexico's PRD?
Large landowners.
People who support the Catholic Church's role in politics.
Urban workers.
Business owners.
8
In Mexico, there's a major social cleavage between ____, as demonstrated by the Zapatista uprising in the 1990s.
indigenous and Mestizo
urban and rural
all of these
North and South
9
Zapatista Army of National Liberation-EZLN, which had a uprising in 1994, is composed mostly of
Indigenous group upset with gov't’s marginalization of them
neo-Marxists who advocated a radical overthrow of the state.
drug gangs competing for access to U.S. markets.
Mexico’s peasant class, unhappy with land reform.
10
The Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) maintained its power almost exclusively through
a strong personality cult around its leaders.
military force.
co-optation, inclusion, and corruption.
strong support from the U.S. government.
11
Mexico's lower house is called:
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Congress
Chamber of Secrets
12
Judges in Mexico serve:
For a 10 year term
For a 20 year term
For life
For a 15 year term
13
Congressional elections are what kind of system:
Mixed electoral system
proportional representation
run-off elections
Single-Member District, FPTP
14
The Mexican president serves for
as long as he wants
one six-year term
two six-year term
4 year terms, can be re-elected
15
Mexico's head of state is
Vicente Fox
Enrique Pena Nieto
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Felipe Calderon
16
Both Mexico and Britain belong to
NATO
the G8
NAFTA
the WTO
17
Yo Soy #132 is an example of
Student protest
Maquiladoras
protest against NAFTA
Election reform
18
Which of the following is true of the Mexican presidency?
Mexican presidents serve a single six-year term.
Mexican presidents are little more than figureheads.
Mexican presidents have fewer powers than U.S. presidents.
Mexican presidents are elected by Congress, not by voters.
19
Mexico has a _______________
parliamentary system
semi-presidential system
presidential system
20
Mexico's Supreme Court has judicial review
false
true

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Questions 20

Answers

1
How is the president of Mexico elected?
Direct elections (win by plurality)
Direct elections (win by majority)
Voted on by the Chamber of Deputies
Appointed by the Senate
2
Mexico is an example of
an authoritarian regime
a centralized government
a unitary government
a federal government
3
Since 2000, it would be most accurate to say that Mexico’s political party system is:
a two party system with PRI and PRD competing for seats
a one party system with PAN replacing the now defunct PRI
highly competitive party system w/ 4 major parties competing
a one party system dominated by the PRI
4
Mexico has a unicameral legislature
True
False
5
The Election of 2000 is important because
PRI won a majority of votes for president
High level of voter fraud
PAN candidate, Fox, won the election, ending one-party rule
PRD won the election
6
Corruption in Mexico ...
Challenges the legitimacy of government
Has been mostly eliminated
Increases the legitimacy of government
Has never been much of a problem
7
Which of the following groups would most likely support Mexico's PRD?
Large landowners.
People who support the Catholic Church's role in politics.
Urban workers.
Business owners.
8
In Mexico, there's a major social cleavage between ____, as demonstrated by the Zapatista uprising in the 1990s.
indigenous and Mestizo
urban and rural
all of these
North and South
9
Zapatista Army of National Liberation-EZLN, which had a uprising in 1994, is composed mostly of
Indigenous group upset with gov't’s marginalization of them
neo-Marxists who advocated a radical overthrow of the state.
drug gangs competing for access to U.S. markets.
Mexico’s peasant class, unhappy with land reform.
10
The Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) maintained its power almost exclusively through
a strong personality cult around its leaders.
military force.
co-optation, inclusion, and corruption.
strong support from the U.S. government.
11
Mexico's lower house is called:
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Congress
Chamber of Secrets
12
Judges in Mexico serve:
For a 10 year term
For a 20 year term
For life
For a 15 year term
13
Congressional elections are what kind of system:
Mixed electoral system
proportional representation
run-off elections
Single-Member District, FPTP
14
The Mexican president serves for
as long as he wants
one six-year term
two six-year term
4 year terms, can be re-elected
15
Mexico's head of state is
Vicente Fox
Enrique Pena Nieto
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Felipe Calderon
16
Both Mexico and Britain belong to
NATO
the G8
NAFTA
the WTO
17
Yo Soy #132 is an example of
Student protest
Maquiladoras
protest against NAFTA
Election reform
18
Which of the following is true of the Mexican presidency?
Mexican presidents serve a single six-year term.
Mexican presidents are little more than figureheads.
Mexican presidents have fewer powers than U.S. presidents.
Mexican presidents are elected by Congress, not by voters.
19
Mexico has a _______________
parliamentary system
semi-presidential system
presidential system
20
Mexico's Supreme Court has judicial review
false
true