Vicente Fox Guiding Questions: 1. Describe how colonial rule impacted the political development of Mexico. 2. Explain the significance of the Revolution of 1910. How does it compare to other revolutionary movements, such as those in China and Russia? 3. Describe the goals and results of the Constitution of 1917. How does this document address the problems which existed in Mexico at the time of its writing? III. Mexican Political Institutions to Consider: Developing democracy presidency” Oral-based arguments “imperial Multiparty system Appointment powers Written inquisitorial-style court Newly industrialized country bureaucracy amparo Federal system parastatal sector federal police / local police clientelism National Congress term limits PRI Chamber of Deputies gubernatorial removal PAN Senate compulsory voting PDR / PRD Article 59 1988 election fraud sexenio Mixed-member proportional Federal Electoral Institution presidential decree Supreme Court Campaign contributions Guiding Questions: 1. Why was the PRI formed? What purpose did it serve? How was it able to dominate Mexican politics for more than seventy years? 2. How is the President of Mexican chosen? What is unique about the powers of the Mexican president (both Constitutional and de facto)? How have these powers been limited in recent years? 3. Describe the role of the National Congress in Mexico, both historically and currently. What was the relationship between the executive and legislature under the rule of the PRI? 4. Describe the political goals and ideologies of each of the major Mexican political parties (PRI, PAN, PRD). IV. Mexican Civil Society Terms to Consider: Multiparty system unions Middle class Party sponsorship rural / urban divide Ethnicity corporatism gender Political protest Catholicism machismo Corruption anticlericalism campesinos Cartels Protestantism v. south Narco violence NGOs social class Professional organizations Gini coefficient Guiding Questions:
Vicente Fox Guiding Questions: 1. Describe how colonial rule impacted the political development of Mexico. 2. Explain the significance of the Revolution of 1910. How does it compare to other revolutionary movements, such as those in China and Russia? 3. Describe the goals and results of the Constitution of 1917. How does this document address the problems which existed in Mexico at the time of its writing? III. Mexican Political Institutions to Consider: Developing democracy Multiparty system Newly industrialized country Federal system clientelism PRI PAN PDR / PRD sexenio presidential decree “imperial presidency” Appointment powers bureaucracy parastatal sector National Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate Article 59 Mixed-member proportional Supreme Court Oral-based arguments Written inquisitorial-style court amparo federal police / local police term limits gubernatorial removal compulsory voting 1988 election fraud Federal Electoral Institution Campaign contributions Guiding Questions: 1. Why was the PRI formed? What purpose did it serve? How was it able to dominate Mexican politics for more than seventy years? 2. How is the President of Mexican chosen? What is unique about the powers of the Mexican president (both Constitutional and de facto)? How have these powers been limited in recent years? 3. Describe the role of the National Congress in Mexico, both historically and currently. What was the relationship between the executive and legislature under the rule of the PRI? 4. Describe the political goals and ideologies of each of the major Mexican political parties (PRI, PAN, PRD). IV. Mexican Civil Society Terms to Consider: Multiparty system Party sponsorship corporatism Catholicism anticlericalism Protestantism NGOs Professional organizations unions rural / urban divide gender machismo campesinos v. south social class Gini coefficient Middle class Ethnicity Political protest Corruption Cartels Narco violence Guiding Questions:
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