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1
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What are the two main ways in which a person may obtain the Mexican nationatily

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by naturalization, living in the territory for at least 5 years consecutively, or by being born in Mexican territory

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2
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Two rivers that end their flow in the Pacific Ocean

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Colorado and Suchiate

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3
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The mountain chain that hosts the highest peaks in the country is?

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Eje Neovolcánico

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4
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The highest peak in the country is the Pico de Orizaba, also called?

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Citlaltépetl

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5
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The Economically Active Population of Mexico is approximetely?

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55 million

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6
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The national population density is of approximately _____ inhabitants per square kilometer

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57

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7
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The World’s population today is of about?

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7,000 million

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8
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According to the last census, the total population of the country is of approc. 112 million people; this population grows at an approx rate of 1,08% each year, which means that even if the populations of Mexico is less than the population of the USA, it grows faster each year. The statement is:

A

True

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9
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The largest state of the Mexican Republic is?

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Chihuahua

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10
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Two examples of solis that can be found in Mexican territory

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podzoles and latéricos

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11
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The dominant climate in the Mexican territory is

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Dry

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12
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The mountain chain that is the continuation of the Rocky Mountain is?

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Sierra Madre Occidental

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13
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Two antecedents of the 1917 Constitution are the

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1857 and 1824 Constitutions

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14
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The International Treaties are in hierarchy, equal to the Constitution, however they can never contradict the contets of the Constitution

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True

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15
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The Mexican president who signed the 1917 Constitution

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Venustiano Carranza

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16
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The first 29 articles of the constitution are dedicated to

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human rights

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17
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Example of individual norm

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the testament

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18
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Most densely populated city in the world

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Mumbai, India

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19
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Municipalities do not have a lesgislative power, but they may issuea administrative rules

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true

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20
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double nationality is forbidden by the mexican constitution

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false

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21
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number of articles of the mexican constitution

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136

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22
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The law of demand states that the higher the price, the higher the demand

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False

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23
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The law of demand states that the quantity of demand is directly proportional to the price

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false

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24
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the factors thatdetermine the elasticity of the demand are

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price, substitutes, share of budget, and time

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25
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The intersection of the supply and demand curves shows the

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equilibrium price

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26
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Surpluces or overstock are not a good phenomenon for business

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true

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27
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if the graph is under the equillibrium point its called

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shortage, you don’t have enough product

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28
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if the graph is on top of the equillibrium point is called

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overstock

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29
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The y axis is the

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price

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30
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the x axis is the

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Quantity

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31
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Mexico’s GDP is lower than Chile’s GDP

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True

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32
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The UK’s GNP is less than its GDP

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False

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33
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what does GDP means? and GNP?

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Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Product

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34
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Mexico’s per capita income is greater than Chile’s per capita income

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False

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35
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Economic Growth Rates are measured in percentages and may never be negative

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False

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36
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The GINI coefficient indicates that the closer the number is to 0, the more equality in the country

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True

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37
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Mexico’s main problem for doing business is corruption

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true

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38
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Infaltion is not always a negative phenomenon

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True

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39
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If in month one, 1 USD= 14 MXP and in month two, 1 USD = 13 MXP, the MXP is devaluated in terms of US Dollars

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False

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40
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In the calculation of Korea’s GDP, the investment and consumption of Samsungs plant in Qro is not added

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True

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41
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In the calculation of Mexico’s GNP, the consumption and investment of Cemex plant in India is included

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True

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42
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Mexico is a Republic because the people vote for their representatives and there are three powers or branches of government

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True

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43
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Mauricio Fernández was in office from 2009 - 2012 as

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Mayor of San Pedro Garza García

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44
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The factor of production that includes natural resources and real state is

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land

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45
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In a ______ system, the government controls production, distribution and consumption of goods and services in a country

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pure command

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46
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In Mexico, _______ is the head of government and ______ is the cief of state

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Peña Nieto and Peña Nieto

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47
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Calderón proposed to increase the number of votes required to keep a political party’s register from 2% to 4%, while the recent political reform fixed the percentage in 3%

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True

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48
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The greek root of the word democracy is

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demos = people and cratos = power

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49
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Municipalities have a legeslative power in charge of creating community laws

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False

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50
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The spirit of the senate is the equal representatiom of the ______ interest

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states

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51
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Contrary to federalism

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Centralism

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52
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Mention the three political figures that make up a city’s cabildo

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Alcalde, Sindico and Regidores

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53
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Queretaro’s senators of relative majority

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Marcela Torres, Francisco Dominguez

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54
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Qro’s Senator of first minority

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Enrique Burgos

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55
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Mexico’s federal camera is bicameral o unicameral

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bicameral

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56
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total number of deputies

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500

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57
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____ number of deputies are publicy elected meanwhile ____ are elected by the principle of proportional representation

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300 and 200

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58
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Calderon propodes to reduce the total number of deputies in order to have a total number of _____ deputies

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400

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59
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The recent political reform reduced the total number of senators and deputies

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False

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60
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Foreing country with a bicamera congress

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USA

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61
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Foreing country with a unicamer congress

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China

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62
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Federal deputy 4th district

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Ricardo Nava

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63
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Federal deputy 3rd district

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Marcos Aguilar

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64
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Secretario de Gobernacion

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Osorio Chong

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65
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Secretario de Hacienda

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Luis Videgaray

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66
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To which political party does the majority of the deputies in Qro belong to?

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PAN

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67
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In which ocean does the Bravo River ends in?

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Atlantic

68
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which is the most populated state?

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Edo. de Mexico

69
Q

Name two types of frauds

A

Ratón loco and carrusel

70
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Mexico is a_________________ country

A

Republic, Representative, democrative, secular, and federal

71
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What does secular means

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non-religious

72
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what does federal means?

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states from a unity but remain independent in internal affairs

73
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What does Liberalism states?

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what poor wants, political/religious/economic ideas, presents social conflict. Public good or community

74
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What does Neoliberalism states?

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Rich get richer and poor get poore, new kind of liberalism, the rule of the market, international trade and investmnet, primatization. Individual responsability

75
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What does the pure market system states?

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Government do not play any role in the economics, the economy regulates itself, consumes and produces, have freedom to make their own decisions, the prices of products and services are set by the law of supply and demand

76
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Who was Friedich Angels?

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German social, scientist author, political theorist, philosopher and partner of marxist theory.

77
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What book did Friedich angels publish?

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in 1845 je published the condition of the working class in England based on personal observations and research

78
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Who was Geroge Arwell?

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also know as Erci Arthur Blau was a noveist, the most influential writer of the 20th century in england. he was a socialist but wasn’t in favor or Karl Marx nor the british imperealism

79
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What book did George Arwell write?

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The lion and the unicorn

80
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What book did Karl Marx publish?

A

Communist Manifesto 1846

81
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What happens in the total abscense of the president?

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in 2 years the congress elects interium + in 4 years congress elects subsitute and elections take place on a normal date

82
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what does representative means

A

a legislative assembly consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group

83
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What book did Adam Smith publish?

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Invisible hand (everyone pursued their own interest)

84
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What are the factors of production?

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land, labour, capital and human capital

85
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What does land have?

A

raw material and real state

86
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What does labour stands for?

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any human effort put foward in exchange of a salary

87
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what does capital stand for?

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machines and technology

88
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What does human capital stands for?

A

capacitations

89
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What did Adam Smith say?

A

Capitalism is more efficient

90
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What does the Pure command economy states?

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it is much more efficient,is based on shortage and surpluces, government controls all the economy

91
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What does the market economy states?

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government do not play any role in economics, the economy regulates itself via the market

92
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what are the tyoes of the devaluation?

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Fixed, floating and floating between bands

93
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What are the macroeconomic problems?

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Inflation, deflation, devaluation, high unemplyment rate, recession and depression

94
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what does inflation means?

A

general increase of prices therefore less purchasing power

95
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what does deflation means?

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contrary to infaltion, general decrease in prices making a higher purchasing power

96
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what does devaluation means? of another

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loss of value of one currency in front of another

97
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What does Recession means?

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Business cycle contraction, it’s a slowdown in economic activity

98
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what does depression means?

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the same as recession just that it is more severe

99
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How do you get the per capita rate?

A

GDP/Population

100
Q

How do you get the economic growth rate?

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GDP2-GDP1/GDP1

101
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How do you get the GDP?

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Consumption + Investment + government spending+ (Export - Import)

102
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What are the demand elasticity factors?

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luxury (elastic) or necessity (inelastic), existence of substitutes (the more substitutes the more elasticity), percent of budget (low percent of income = inelastic, high percent of income = elastic) and time

103
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Factor that make a shift in the supply curve

A

related goods, input prices and available technology for production

104
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factors that make a shit in the demand curve

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consumer income and population level

105
Q

What’s the surface of Mexico?

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1 964 375 km2

106
Q

What is the continental platform of Mexico?

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200 meters

107
Q

What form the sistema volcánico transversal?

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Citlaltepetl, popocateplt, iztacihuatl and the zinantecatl

108
Q

Rivers toward the pacific

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colorado, yaqui, suchiate, fuerte, mayo and balsas

109
Q

Rivers towards the gulf

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bravo, usumazinta,grijalva, coatzacoalcos, tuxpan and panuco

110
Q

What is the diversity in Soil?

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latéricos, amarillos podzoles negros, rendeinas, tierra rosa, cafes forestales, pradera and castaños

111
Q

Date of the actual constitution

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February 5, 1917

112
Q

Name in order (most important to least) the laws.

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Constitution, general laws, state and federal district, jurisprudence and rules

113
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what is the primary sector?

A

agriculture

114
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what is the secondary sector?

A

industry (extrative and transfrom)

115
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what is the tertiary sectory?

A

services

116
Q

Capital of Baja California

A

Mexicalli

117
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Capital of Baja California Sur

A

La paz

118
Q

Capital of Sonora

A

Hermosillo

119
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Capital of chihuahua

A

Chihuahua

120
Q

Capital of Coahuila

A

Saltillo

121
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Capital of Nuevo Leon

A

Monterrey

122
Q

Capital of Tamaulipas

A

Cd. Victoria

123
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Capital of Sinaloa

A

Culiacán

124
Q

Capital of Durango

A

Durango

125
Q

Capital of Zacatecas

A

Zacatecas

126
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Capital of San Luis Potosi

A

San luis potosi

127
Q

Capital of nayarit

A

Tepic

128
Q

Capital of aguascalientes

A

aguascalientes

129
Q

capital of san luis potosi

A

san luis potosi

130
Q

capital of jalisco

A

guadalajara

131
Q

capital of guanajuato

A

guanajuato

132
Q

capital of queretaro

A

queretaro

133
Q

capital of hidalgo

A

pachuca

134
Q

capital of michoacan

A

morelia

135
Q

capital of guerrero

A

chilpancingo

136
Q

capital of edo de mexico

A

toluca

137
Q

capital of colima

A

colima

138
Q

capital of edo de mexico

A

ciudad de mexico

139
Q

capital de morelos

A

cuernava

140
Q

capital of puebla

A

puebla

141
Q

capital of tlaxcala

A

tlaxcala

142
Q

capital of oaxaca

A

oaxaca

143
Q

capital of veracruz

A

xalapa

144
Q

capital of chiapas

A

tuxtla gutierres

145
Q

capital of tabasco

A

villa hermosa

146
Q

capital of campeche

A

campeche

147
Q

capital of yucatan

A

merida

148
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capital of quintana roo

A

chetumal

149
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Definition of economics

A

social science that studies the managmente of goods and services, including the production and consumption and the factors affecting them

150
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definition of finance

A

science of managing funds keeping in mind the time, cash at hand and the risk involved

151
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branches of economics

A

micro and macro economics

152
Q

article 3

A

derecho a la educacion

153
Q

article 27

A

las aguas y tierras dentro del territorio son del pais

154
Q

article 123

A

proteje a los trabajadores

155
Q

Secretario de ecuacion publica

A

emilio chuayfett

156
Q

Fundación del PRI

A

1929 Elias Calles

157
Q

Fundación del Pan

A

10939 Gómez Morin

158
Q

Fundación del PRD

A

1989 Cuahtemoc Cárdenas

159
Q

Fundación del Partido Verde

A

1986 Jorge Gonzalez Torres

160
Q

Fundación del PT

A

1990 Varias organizaciones

161
Q

Fundación del Nueva Alianza

A

2005 Elba ester gordillo

162
Q

fundación del Movimiento ciudadano

A

2011, antes llamado convergencia fundado por antiguos miembros del PRI y otras organizaciones

163
Q

When does Colosio dies?

A

1994, Zedillo goes next

164
Q

Information about Zedillo

A

president from 1994 to 2000. Matanza de acteal

165
Q

information about Salinas

A

after Zedillo, telecomunications masive privatisation and sistem fall

166
Q

Requirements to run for president

A

be a mexican citizen by birth in full enjoyment of their rights and have live in the country for at least twenty years, be 35 years old

167
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Total population in Mexico

A

120.8 millions

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