In the past, labor unions have
A. been a threat to the stability of the regime.
B. been a conservative element.
C. been unresponsive to government rules.
D. been controlled by the PRI.
Q. 2Ejidatarios are
A. small peasant farmers.
B. urban workers.
C. peasants.
D. small businessmen.
Q. 3Most political elites are from the
A. richest business elites.
B. traditional landholders.
C. middle class.
D. union leadership.
Q. 4Under President Salinas and his successors, the government has implemented
A. a Marxist economic system.
B. a socialist economic system.
C. a macroeconomic system that is severely controlled.
D. a neoliberal economic development model.
Q. 5Solidarity committees were established by
A. grassroots organizations.
B. the Salinas administration.
C. the church.
D. unions.
Q. 6A cacique is a
A. government Cabinet.
B. group of local power brokers.
C. group of friends of the president.
D. set of business relationships.
Q. 7The fundamental value which holds a cacique together is
A. personal loyalty.
B. political corruption.
C. expectation of political paybacks.
D. ideological coherence.