The President of Mexico (Multiple Choice)

The President of Mexico
 
  a. has seen a dramatic increase in power since 2000.
  b. cannot be an official in a church or religious organization.
  c. is still selected with the dedazo system.
  d. does not have a cabinet, just an attorney general.

 Q. 2

Which of the following statements regarding the Mexican president is true?
 
  a. Although the Mexican president is denied extensive power in the constitution, he has a broad range of informal powers.
  b. Mexican presidents are strictly limited by law from developing patron-client relationships with groups outside of the government.
  c. The Mexican president has the power to appoint the leadership of Congress and the heads of state-owned banks and industrial enterprises.
  d. The Mexican president does not have any power over the military; he can only approve a declaration of war made by Congress.

 Q. 3

Which of the following statements regarding the Mexican Constitution of 1917 is FALSE?
 
  a. The Constitution limits foreign investment and foreign ownership of land and natural resources.
  b. The Constitution provided ownership of all minerals and underground resources to the state.
  c. The Constitution is relatively easy to amend and has been amended for relatively minor matters.
  d. The Constitution is intertwined with the Catholic church, which determines social policy.

 Q. 4

Which of the following is a feature of Mexico's political culture?
 
  a. an appreciation that their constitution is a document that set important goals that have been met by Mexico
  b. a belief that all people are created equal and deserve a chance to participate in the governing of Mexico
  c. an emphasis on preventing social and economic interests from having access to government and gaining an unfair advantage
  d. a tendency to treat women as politically insignificant and to endorse violence as a means of achieving political objectives

 Q. 5

Which of the following statements regarding the presence of machismo in Mexican culture is true?
 
  a. Machismo was a dominant feature of the Mexican political culture at the time of the Revolution, but no longer plays a role in Mexican politics.
  b. Machismo is expressed distinctly in the way the Mexican system of government vigorously protects the political rights of women.
  c. Machismo can be seen in political violence, including: riots, kidnappings, political assassinations and the drug war.
  d. Machismo is being adopted by women who aspire to gain political influence as they develop their own networks of patronage within government.

 Q. 6

Felipe Caldern
 
  a. won the 2006 presidential election by the largest margin in the history of Mexican politics.
  b. took office despite a court decision ruling that he was not entitled to assume the presidency.
  c. launched programs to create new jobs and stem the flow of migration to the U.S., and promised to fight poverty and corruption.
  d. promised to eliminate drug gangs by the end of his administration by mobilizing the Mexican military.