Mexico

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Mexico

• Lesson 3 B Government

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Word Splash

• On the back of your cover page write an answer to
  the following question
• What do you know about the US government?

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Essential Question

• How would you explain the government of Mexico?

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Do Now

• Define the following vocabulary word on the back
  of your cover page.
• presidential democracy

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Presidential Democracy

• A governing system in which an elected president
  is the chief decision maker.
• ?Enrique Pena Nieto
• (current president)

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United States Government
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United States Government
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
President and Cabinet also includes
Vice-President
Congress Senate(100 members) and House
of Representatives (435members)

Supreme Court 9 Judges led by Chief Justice
-Enforces or carries out the law -Commander in
Chief of Armed Forces
Interprets the Laws
-Makes the Laws -Approves Presidential
Appointments
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How would you describe the government of Mexico?

• 1. Read page 185.
• 2. Complete the Flow Chart for the Mexican
  Government in your packet

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Flow Chart


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Flow Chart

Mexicos Government
Presidential Democracy
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch

Judicial Branch
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Flow Chart
Mexicos Government Presidential Democracy
Executive Branch establishes govt
policy proposes new laws controls the nations
finances appoints judges and a cabinet
Legislative Branch General Congress
Judicial Branch
Chamber of Deputies 500
Senate 128
Supreme Court of Justice
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Graphic Organizer

1. 9/15/1810
2. Miguel Hidalgo
3. Spain, 9/16/1821
4. Democratic rights, land ownership
5. United States- for land over Texas- Texans
   rebelled.
6. Treaty of Guadalupe
7. add to or take over
8. Bought them from Mexico because of Treaty of
   Guadalaupe.

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• 9. Benito Juarez
• 10. 1876 finances
• 11. Francisco Madero Diazs
• 12. Mexican Revolution/ presidential democracy
• 13. PRI Institutional Revolutionary Party
• 14. stronger, more powerful president
• 15. Senate Chamber of Deputies

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Summarization Activity

• How would you describe the government of Mexico?