History
The ____ river was the Mexican Claim, and the _____ river was the US claim.
Nueces, Rio Grande
Sexenio, 6 years
What electoral system does Mexico use?
FPTP plurality
Who founded MORENA?
AMLO
Name a John Green book that is NOT The Fault in Our Stars.
Looking for Alaska
Paper Town
Turtles All the Way Down
An Abundance of Katherines
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Let it Snow
What ended the war between the US and Mexico?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Name the three major roles of the President.
Head of state, Head of gov, Commander-in-chief
How many states in Mexico?
32 (including Federal District of Mexico City)
Term used to describe the rigging of Mexican elections.
Alquimia Electoral
When people don't like AMLO, they use this nickname for him.
MALO
The term for Social Utility applied to Mexican land owned by the Federal Government.
Subsoil Rights
How long is a term on the Supreme Court?
15 years
What is the % threshold for Congressional elections?
2%
Define Neoliberalism and share one policy method used.
Acceptable responses include:
* modern free-market ideology
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* removing price controls
* deregulating the market
* releasing state control of the economy
* lowering trade barriers
This satire film was created to criticize the PRI's regime...
Herod's Law
Which policy originated from the lack of workers in WW2
Mexico's Bracero Program
Define corporatist state
Government is made of representatives of distinct groups and working for their interests
What is the maximum number of seats a single party can have in the House of Deputies?
300 seats
a.) Identify the party that ended the PRI's uninterrupted reign of power.
b.) Who won the 2000 presidential election?
PAN, Vicente Fox
2 requirements to be on the Supreme Court
2 of the following:
- Natural born citizen
- Law degree for at least 10 years
- no infraction worth more than a year in prison
- not have been a high ranking member of the federal government
How long was the government shutdown due to Trump's demand for funding his wall?
35 days
Explain at least three differences between procedural and substantive democracy.
(below are pro vs sub)
managed vs unmanaged
guided vs unguided
illiberal vs liberal
interest of govt vs interest of governed
centralized voting vs decentralized voting
disproportional rep vs proportional rep
Describe how reps are elected in the House of Deputies and the Senate.
House- 300/500 voted FPTP districts, rest proportional
Senate- 64/128 voted FPTP plurality, 32 district runner-ups, and 32 proportional rep
a.) The PRD was created after what controversial election? Why was this election controversial?
1988 general election, PRI electoral fraud
What did trump say would help make his wall "indestructible"?
Trenches filled with Snakes and Alligators, transparent wall so border control don't die from heroin bags being thrown over