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Mexico Test Flashcards

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Mexico’s economy is dependent on the US buying it’s products; it hinders Mexico’s economic development

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Dependency Theory

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Rapid economic and political change that transforms a country into a stable nation

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Compressed modernity

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Breaking the economic dependency by starting to export products internationally; helped grow the economy of the Asian Tigers

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Export-oriented substitution

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Has characteristics of a democracy but in many ways is still authoritarian

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Hybrid Regime

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Mexico’s patron-client system

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Camarillas

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A non-renewable 6-year term

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Sexenio

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The back and forth of the gov. From liberalization to the military authoritarianism; 1934-1970

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Pendulum Theory

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Founder as a coalition of elites who agreed to work out their conflicts through compromise rather than violence, had control over government until 2000

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PRI

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The PRIs opposition on the left, has trouble trying to separate itself from the PRI

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PRD

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It was created to represent business interests, PRIs opposition to the right, gained seats in gov. By joining forces with PRD

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PAN

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An organization/industry owned or controlled by the government, Mexico had the oil industry (PEMEX)

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Para-statal

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A manufacturing zone in northern Mexico just south of the border with the US, produced good mainly for the US

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Maquiladora District

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Reduced tariffs and industry restrictions between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico

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NAFTA

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A Mexican president that didn’t want to get involved in to US immigration policies concerning Mexico

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Pena Nieto

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95 loosely defined proposals signed by leaders of each party that Nieto introduced on his 1st day of office; its goal was to unify the parties

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Pact for Mexico

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A regulatory body to safeguard honest and accurate elections

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IFE

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Becoming more of a free market/capitalist economy

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Economic liberalization

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Government controlled interest groups; used by PRI during its time of governmental control

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State corporatism

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How does Mexico’s PPP relate to the other countries we’ve covered so far?

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It’s fairly high especially for an LDC; it is higher than China’s

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Which countries have the highest percentage of its population. Employed by the primary sector?

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Nigeria, China, Iran

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What are the Asian tigers?

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Asian countries whose economies booked in the 1960s; Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan

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How is Mexico’s political history characterized in contrast to Britain?

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It is characterized by dependency on a mother country/ the US. Britain was the mother country to many colonies; Mexico is characterized by instability and dependency

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What is the general demographic of Mexico?

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Most people are mestizos and most people live in urban areas

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How has the oil industry affected the Mexican economy?

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The economy is very dependent on the oil industry like when the oil industry crashed the economy also suffered

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Name one change to the Chamber of Deputies that occur between 2009-2012.

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A PAN president was elected for the first time; PRI lost seats

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How has Mexico moved away from a one party system?

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Elections became more competitive and the PRD and PAN became more influential in government

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Who is Miquel Hidalgo?

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He led the revolution against Spain

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Why is Hidalgo associated with the rights of the people?

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He fought for their independence

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Who was at the top of the Camarilla system?

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Caudillos

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What is the main ethnic cleavage in Mexico?

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Mestizo v. Amerindian

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Compare northern and southern Mexico?

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North: substantial middle class, high levels of education, more supportive of market economy
South: low levels of education, more rural, more poverty, more Ameridians

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Which party is favored in Mexico City?

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PRD

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What does Mexico’s high Gini index mean?

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There is a high distribution of wealth; large gap

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Who is Vicente Fox?

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A previous president from PAN

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Who is Felipe Calderon?

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A previous PAN president

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How does the party system in Mexico compare to Russia’s?

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It is a multi party system but in both countries one party has generally had control; Mexico’s are more competitive

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Compare the election process of the president in Russia and Mexico?

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Both are directly elected; Mexico’s can be elected with only a majority

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What is PAMEX?

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Mexico’s government controlled oil company

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What is a common goal of NAFTA and the EU?

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Free and open trade among neighboring countries; no tariffs

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