Mexico Unit

The first country we will look at is Mexico.  We'll begin by looking at Mexico's history and development of Mexico's political institutions and culture.  Students need to complete the following for Tuesday:

Read pages 199-206

Answer the following questions:
1.  What was the impact of the revolution of 1910 on the creation of the Mexican constitution in 1917?
            A.  What did the constitution formally establish?
            B.  What were the (5) clear results of the 1910 revolution and Calle's consolidation of power?

2.  Define Clientelism, Corporatist state, and civil society.
             A.  How does Clientelism and a Corporatist state strengthen state power?
             B.  One of the chief criticisms of corporatism is that it

1. Encourages labor unrest
2. Creates too many groups
3. Often limits representative processes
4. Involves too little government participation
5. Involves too little interest group participation