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WorksheetsThe Maximato Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was the main intention of Pascual Ortiz Rubio during his electoral campaign in 1929?
To establish direct contact with groups supporting his candidacy
To follow the ancestral custom of running from banquet to banquet
To avoid delivering speeches during his campaign
To focus solely on local and regional political parties
What ideology did the National Revolutionary Party (PNR) present during the 1929 electoral campaign?
A class-based and ideological organization.
A non-class, non-ideological, open, and disciplinary organization.
A conservative and authoritarian organization.
A revolutionary and radical organization.
What did the PNR emphasize in the cooperation between labor and capital?
Industrialists should have more rights than workers.
Workers should be compensated unfairly.
Equal rights, money, and fair compensation for effort and life.
Capital should dominate labor in all aspects.
Which group was formed alongside the Pro-Vasconcelos Committee to support José Vasconcelos?
The National Renovation Front.
The Anti-Reelectionist Party.
The Revolutionary Party.
The Jacobin Club.
What was one of the main responses of the PNR to the opposition’s campaign?
Acceptance of electoral challenges
Dissolution of demonstrations and rallies
Support for revolutionary ideals
Formation of the Maximato
What were the two factions within the PNR after December 1929?
The Anti-Reelectionists and the March rebellion supporters
The “whites” and the “reds”
The Maximato and the revolutionary idealists
The loyalists and the opposition
What was the stance of the PNR regarding internal conflicts between factions?
Encouraging disobedience
Asserting unity around party principles
Dissolving the party
Supporting revolutionary ideals
What was the main political struggle during the 1929 presidential campaign in Mexico?
The fight against "continuismo" (political continuity)
The formation of the Permanent Commission
The ideological differences between Calles and Portes Gil
The establishment of the Congressional Installation Commission
What was the role of Calles in the political struggle during the 1929 presidential campaign?
He supported Ortiz Rubio in his campaign
He attempted to maintain control through surveillance and orders
He formed alliances with regional political bosses
He created the Permanent Commission to resolve conflicts
What was one of the immediate outcomes of the proliferation of groups and subgroups during the Ortiz Rubio administration?
Increased political stability
Corruption and inefficiency
Economic growth
Strengthened bureaucracy
What was the stance of the "reds" regarding reelection in the Senate and intervention in state politics?
They supported reelection and intervention in state politics
They opposed reelection and intervention in state politics as contrary to the PNR’s program and statutes
They were indifferent to reelection and state politics
They encouraged reelection but opposed intervention in state politics
Who replaced Emilio Portes Gil as the leader of the PNR in October 1930?
Manuel Pérez Treviño
Basilio Vadillo
General Lázaro Cárdenas
Luis Morones
What major scandal escalated tensions against Ortiz Rubio, leading to the removal of Emilio Portes Gil from the PNR leadership?
Accusations by Luis Morones
Violent confrontations between factions
Resignation of Basilio Vadillo
Conflicts with General Lázaro Cárdenas
What was the primary goal of General Lázaro Cárdenas when he took over the PNR leadership?
To consolidate Calles’s control over the political system
To expand the PNR’s role in social programs
To strengthen the “reds” faction
To remove Ortiz Rubio from power
