UK &/OR Mexico
The UK has THIS system of government that Mexico does not.
What is a parliamentary system?
The most basic way in which the public participates in politics.
What is voting in elections?
This country has the second largest population in Latin America at 128 million, only being beat by Brazil.
What is Mexico?
The UK uses this type of electoral system.
What is SMD (Single-Member District) FPTP (First-Past-The-Post)
The decentralisation of governmental power.
What is Devolution
Mexico and the UK both have THIS type of legislative set-up.
What is bicameral?
This can remove prime ministers easily, and is a “vote” taken by the legislature as to whether to support the current prime ministers.
What is a vote of no confidence?
This group was formed in 1994 in opposition to NAFTA and in support of indigenous rights.
Who are (or what is) the Zapatistas?
What is a bicameral legislature (two-houses)
Conflict in these countries has diminished- One country supported a power-sharing agreement between Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders in the other.
What are Northern Ireland and Great Britain
This country has a Constitution as it's guiding document.
What is Mexico?
After an election in this specific system, the outcome consists of some seats filled by individual races and some by party outcomes.
What is a mixed system?
This candidate of PAN defeated Francisco Labastida of the PRI and ended its 71 consecutive year reign.
Who is Vicente Fox?
The UK is considered to be a 2 1/2 party system, what are the parties?
The Conservative Party/Tories
The Labour Party
The Liberal Democratic Party
Not just due to lack of constitution, but this is seen as violating the principle of parliamentary sovereignty in the Judicial System.
What is Judicial Review
They have a Unitarian system.
What is the UK?
A cross between two common governmental systems, in this model power is divided between the head of state and the head of government.
What is a semi-presidential system?
This Conservative Catholic Mexican party was the main opposition of the PRI.
What is the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN)?
This is an opportunity for people in every part of the UK to choose their MP - the person who will represent their local area (constituency) in the House of Commons for up to five years
What is a general election
This Prime Minister was crucial in the Decentralization of Government
Who is Tony Blair
Dominant party in Mexican local and state offices.
What is the PRI?
The diversity in these systems accounts for the diversity in party politics.
What are electoral systems?
Mexican Supreme Court Justices serve for ____ year terms.
What is fifteen?
What is the IFE
This is the change of one prime minister to another
What is a change of government