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Politics Unit 4: Mexico

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This conservative political party gained national and international attention by winning the Mexican presidential election in 2000.

a)

MORENA

b)

Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD)

c)

PRI

d)

National Action Party (PAN)

2.

Effective in 1994, this agreement aimed to increase trade between the United States, Canada and Mexico.

a)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago

c)

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

d)

Mexican-American War

3.

This former Aztec City, conquered by the Spanish, is known today as Mexico City.

a)

Tijuana

b)

Juarez

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Durango

4.

In 1910, Francisco I. Madero launched an attack against Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz in what later became the _________?

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Mexican Revolution

c)

Mexican Miracle

d)

Mexican War of Independence

5.

In Mexico, regional landowners who employed personal militias to defend their territory were known as _________?

a)

Indigenous warriors

b)

Mestizos

c)

Criollos

d)

Caudillos

6.

In Mexico, according to this part of the Constitution, Presidents can only serve one six-year term in office.

a)

Mexican Miracle

b)

Supreme Court of Justice

c)

No-Reelection clause

d)

Presidential Powers clause

7.

From 1810-1821, which country did Mexico fight to gain their independence?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

8.

In this conflict from 1846-1848, Mexico lost almost half of its original territory.

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Mexican Civil War

c)

Mexican War of Independence

d)

American Revolutionary War

9.

Native born Mexicans with European ancestry were known as _________?

a)

Maya

b)

New Spaniards

c)

Criollos

d)

Mestizos

10.

What is the lower (and larger) house in Mexico's legislature?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Commons

c)

Duma

d)

Chamber of Deputies

11.

Mexico's economic growth from the 1950's through the 1970's is often referred to as the ________?

a)

Mexican Miracle

b)

Hope of Mexico

c)

Mestizaje

d)

Mexican Money Market

12.

From 1946 until 2000, this single party dominated the Mexican political system.

a)

Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD)

b)

PRI

c)

MORENA

d)

National Action Party (PAN)

13.

The updated and revised agreement in 2018 between the United States, Canada and Mexico is known as ______?

a)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

b)

Mexican Miracle

c)

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

d)

1917 Constitution

14.

What is the upper (and smaller) house of Mexico's legislature called?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Lords

c)

House of Commons

d)

Chamber of Deputies

15.

Mexicans who share Indigenous and European ancestry are known as _______?

a)

Spaniards

b)

Criollos

c)

Mestizos

d)

Aztecs

16.

The Mexican political system was organized into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial according to the _________?

a)

Mexican Miracle

b)

1917 Constitution

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

PRI

17.

In 1848, the ___________ signaled an end to the Mexican-American War.

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

b)

1917 Constitution

c)

Treaty of Cordoba

d)

No Reelection clause