AP Comparative Government and Politics Mexico and Key Terms

Which region of Mexico is most prosperous?

• North

• South

• East

• West

In what ways does geography impact Mexican politics?

• It is a homogenizing event

• It makes Politics Regional

• It makes it less transparent

• It makes its leaders more or less agreeable to US interests.

Which of the following parties dominated Mexican politics for 70 years?

• PAN

• PRI

• Socialist

• PRD

Which of the following parties first ended the domination of the previous party?

• PRI

• PAN

• PRD

• Socialist

The single term allowed to an individual serving as president in Mexico is called...

• Sexenio

• Cauldillo

• Camarilla

• Parastatals

A company owned wholly or partially by the government is called...

• Sexenio

• Cauldillo

• Camarillo

• Parastatals

A policy instituted by less developed economies in order to develop domestic industries...

• Import substitution

• Foreign Subsidies

• Isolationism

• Puppet Regimes

Which of the following is a free trade agreement in which Mexico participates?

• Treaty of Cahuenga

• NAFTA

• NATO

• Treaty of Juarez

Current President of Mexico

• Vicente Fox

• Enrique Peña Nieto

• Felipe Calderon

• AMLO

What was the relationship of the Mexican Gov't according to the Constitution of Mexico (1917)?

• It was neutral to the Catholic Church

• It limited the influence of the Catholic Church

• It gave a legitimate position to the Catholic Church

• It established Catholocism and Mexico's official religion.