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