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66 Cards in this Set
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In what year did Mexico join NAFTA?
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1994
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In what year did Mexico’s current consitution take effect?
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1917
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What Mexican political party ruled from 1929-1988?
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PRI
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How many terms may a Mexican president serve?
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1
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How many years does a Mexican presidential term consist of?
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6
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In what year did the Mexican revolution take place?
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1910
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In what year was the viceroyalty of New Spain established?
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1535
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In what year was the Ley Lerdo, forcing the church to sell off its land holdings, introduced in Mexico?
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1856
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Between what years did the Mexican War of the Reform take place?
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1858-1861
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In what years did the French intervene in Mexico, attempting to install Ferdinand Maximilian as monarch?
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1862-1867
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Whose reign did the 1910 Mexican Revolution end?
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Porfirio Díaz
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Who founded the Anti-Reelectionist party to oppose Porfirio Diaz?
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Francisco Madero
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Who wrote the 'Plan de Ayala?
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Emiliano Zapata
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Who wrote 'The Cosmic Race', suggesting that a racially mixed culture is superior?
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Jose Vasconcelos
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In what year did Mexico nationalize petroleum companies?
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1938
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In what year did Texas gain independance from Mexico?
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1845
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Mexico ceded more than half its territory to the United States with the signing of what treaty?
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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In what transaction did Mexico voluntarily sell parts of southern Arizona and southern New Mexico to the United States?
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Gadsen Purchase
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What US ambassador played a role in the overthrow of the Francisco Madero government?
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Henry Lane Wilson
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In what year did US forces under General John Pershing pursue revolutionary Pancho Villa?
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1916
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In what year was presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio assasinated?
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1994
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In what year did the Salinas administration experience the Chiapas uprising?
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1994
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Which party was the first to have affirmative action quotas for female presidential candidates?
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PRD
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Which Mexican state elected the first PAN governor?
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Baja California
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How many branches of government does Mexico have?
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3
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In what year did the PRI first begin experimenting with gubernatorial primaries?
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1998
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In what year was a woman first nominated as secretary of foreign relations?
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1998
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Who was the first female appointed secretary of foreign relations?
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Rosario Green
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In what year was the National Public Security Council created, in response to growing levels of drug-related violence?
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1996
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Until what year were clergy of all faiths not allowed to vote?
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1992
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How many individual dioceses does Mexico have?
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73
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Which Mexican bishop took a pro-Indian stance during the Chiapas rebellion?
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Bishop Samuel Ruiz
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In what year were churches recognized as legal entities?
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1992
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In what year did the Mexican Supreme Court reject compulsory chamber membership?
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1996
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Which president nationalized private banks in 1982?
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Jose Lopez Portillo
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What is the largest single organization in the union of government workers?
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National Teachers Union (SNTE)
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What is the official paper of the Zapatistas?
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El Despertador Mexicano
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What is EZLN's spokesman Subcomandante Marcos' real name?
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Rafael Sebastian Guillen
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In what year were the San Andres accords signed between the Mexican government and the Zapatistas?
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1996
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What is the name of the national petroleum company?
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Pemex
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Which two government agencies are devoted to agriculture?
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Secretariat of Agrarian Reform, Secretariat of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources
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Who was the first Secretary of Social Development?
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Luis Donaldo Colosio
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In what year was the Secretariat of Programming and Budgeting merged with the Treasury?
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1992
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What are the two parts of the Mexican legislature?
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Senate and Chamber of Deputies
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How many representatives are in the Chamber of Deputies?
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500
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How many representatives in the Chamber of Deputies are elected based on districts and on parties, respectively?
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300, 200
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How many representatives are in the Senate?
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128
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How many years may each Senator serve?
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6
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How many terms may Senators and Deputies serve?
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1
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When did the opposition first win control of the Chamber of Deputies from the PRI?
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1997
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What fraction of seats is necessary in the Chamber of Deputies to amend the Constitution?
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two thirds
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How many justices sit in the Mexican Supreme Court?
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11
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How many years many a Mexican Supreme Court Justice serve?
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15
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What body selects district and circuit-court judges?
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Council of the Federal Judiciary
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In what year did Mexico adopt a defined contribution pension savings scheme in the private sector?
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1997
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What agency is responsible for providing pension and health care services for federal employees?
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ISSSTE
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What treaty asserted Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821?
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Treaty of Cordoba
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Who was the first leader of independent Mexico?
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Agustin de Iturbide
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In what year did the Cristiada, or Catholic Revolution, break out?
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1926
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Which article of the 1917 constitution guarantees indigenous people the right to ejido, or communal land?
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Article 27
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How many states are in Mexico, not including the federal district?
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31
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What 1994 California proposition sought to pevent the children of immigrants from receiving education and health care?
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Proposition 187
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Who founded the National Action Party in 1939?
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Manuel Gomez Morin
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Where was PRI's 1994 presidential candidate assasinated?
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Tijuana
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In what year was the Federal Electoral Institute established?
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1994
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What party did Cuauhtemoc Cardenas and Munoz Ledo found?
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FDN
Democratic Front for National Reconstruction |