Mexico AP Comp Gov

The network of camarillas that characterized the Mexican political system during the 20th century is an example of

• neoliberalism
• pluralism
• fragmentation
• patron-clientism

Which of the following is NOT a demographic characteristic of Mexico?

• Mexico is the most populous Spanish speaking country in the world.
• A significant number of Mexicans have migrated across the country's northern border
• Although cities are growing, most Mexicans still live in rural areas.
• The proportion of the population that is Amerindian is greater in the south than the north.

The modern Mexican economy has struggled partly because of its dependency on production and export of

• wheat
• gold and silver
• products for tourists
• oil

Which of the following is an accurate description of an important change between 2009 and 2012 in the Chamber of Deputies?

• PAN gained a significant number of seats
• PRI lost a significant number of seats
• PRI gained a majority in the house
• PRD lost a significant number of seats

Which of the following leaders of Mexico is most often associated with the rights of indigenous people?

• Miguel Hidalgo
• Santa Anna
• Porfirio Diaz
• Fransisco Madero

During the Period from 1910 until 1934, patron client systems developed in Mexico headed by

• Spanish loyalists
• tecnicos
• cientificos
• caudillos

The primary purpose of the 1929 agreement to impose the sexenio was to

• keep the leader of the PRI from becoming a dictator
• bring stability through the "passing around the power from one leader to another"
• encourage the development of a multiparty system
• keep populist leaders from gaining control of the government

PRI controlled governments after 1929 all generally practiced

• neoliberalism
• state corporatism
• totalitarianism
• import substitution industrialization

Pendulum Theory best describes Mexican government between

• 1870 and 1910
• 1910 and 1934
• 1934 through the 1970s
• 1970s through the 1990s

Today the main ethnic cleavage in Mexico is between...

• Europeans and Amerindians
• Europeans and mestizos
• mestizos and Europeans
• mestizos and Amerindians