Politics
USA 1
USA 2
Mexico 1
Mexico 2
100

Absolutely no form of government

Anarchy

100

Senators serve a term of how many years?

6

100

Who did the US fight for their independence from?

Britain 

100

What is the capital of Mexico?

Mexico City

100

What type of government does Mexico have?

Federal Republic
200

Ruled by a king or queen

Monarchy

200

Ensures that one branch of government cannot become too powerful 

Checks and Balances

200

Which branch of government creates laws

Legislative

200

List the countries involved in NAFTA

Mexico

USA

Canada

200

Is there more internal or external migration in Mexico?

External 

300

The legislative branch has a ________ legislature

Bicameral 

300

Name TWO major rivers in the US

Mississippi

Missouri

Rio Grande

300

 Which term best means the separation of state and federal government?

Federalism

300

The Mexican president is elected by a.... 

popular vote

300

What type of population does Mexico have?

Aging

400

Give an example of a separatist movement

African Independence Movement

Revolutionary War

Haitian Revolution 

400

The usa selects a president using the ____________

Electoral College

400

A geographic feature that is a barrier among two things

Physical Boundary 

400

What does NAFTA stand for?

North America Free Trade Agreement  

400

What group of people did Mexico fight for their independence from?

Spanish

500

How many House of Representative Members are there?

435

500

This mountain range stretches from Canada to the US

Rocky Mountains

500

The US has a _________ birth rate and a ___________ death rate.

LOW birth rate

LOW death rate 

500

What is a maquiladora? 

a factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to the country of that company.


500

Program that allowed for Mexican workers to have jobs in the US during World War II

Bracero Program