Question 1. The 2006 election in Mexico was historic because
it represented the first defeat for the PRI in decades.
it returned Vicente Fox back to the presidency after a six-year term.
it was the first election held under Mexico's new constitution.
it allowed for proportional representation for indigenous peoples.
it had to be settled by a decision in the Mexican courts.
Question 2. In Mexico, the strongest political party has traditionally been the
PRI.
PAN.
PRD.
Communist Party.
PRC.
Question 3. Crime and drug use
has not increased appreciably.
has increased at a significant rate.
is a relatively unimportant problem.
has been controlled by the municipal police.
are unrelated to the distribution of income in Brazil.
Question 4. Mexicans generally believe the government
should stay out of the economy.
has responsibility for the economy.
should hire technicos to run the economy.
should model the economy after the United States.
should embrace supply-side economics.
Question 5. In Mexico, ninety-eight percent of all public revenues in Mexico are collected
from the oil companies.
from the wealthiest landowners.
from a Value Added Tax (VAT).
by state governments.
by the federal government.
Question 6. The legislature of Brazil is called the
National Congress.
National Assembly.
Federal Assembly.
Legislative Assembly.
Federal Congress.
Question 7. In Mexico, the branch of government with most decision-making power is
the executive.
the legislative.
the judicial.
the military.
the bureaucracy.
Question 8. In Brazil, which of the following institutions deposed the elected president in 1964 and created two new political parties in 1965?
the courts
the legislature
the bureaucracy
the unions
the military
Question 9. In Mexico, the president holds office for
as long as he/she is capable.
as long as he/she is reelected.
one four-year term with possibility of reelection.
six years.
one six-year term with possibility of reelection.
Question 10. Unions have
threatened the stability of the regime.
been a conservative element.
been unresponsive to government rules.
controlled the PRI.
been primary groups in interest articulation.