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Understanding Mexico's Government System

Explore Mexico's government structure, comparing it to the United States, defining key terms, and discussing potential changes for a Mexican citizen. Dive deep into historical events that shaped Mexico's political landscape.

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Understanding Mexico's Government System

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  1. Do Now 4-20-12 • Prepare to hand in your Lesson 3A Packet on Mexico’s History.

  2. Mexico Lesson 3 B Government

  3. Word Splash On the back of your cover page write an answer to the following question: What do you know about the US government?

  4. Essential Question How would you explain the government of Mexico?

  5. Do Now • Define the following vocabulary words in your packet: • presidential democracy • Branches of government

  6. United States Government

  7. United States Government Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch Enforces or carries out the laws Makes the laws Interprets the laws President and Cabinet Congress- Senate House of Representatives Supreme Court Judges

  8. How would you describe the government of Mexico? 1. Read page 185. 2. Complete the Flow Chart for the Mexican Government in your packet

  9. Do Now 4-23-12 • What is the major difference that we have found so far about the Mexican government as we related it to the United States?

  10. Clock Partners- 3 o’clock • Complete the flow chart for the government of Mexico. Use your U.S. government flow chart to help guide you if necessary

  11. Flow Chart

  12. Flow Chart Mexico’s Government Presidential Democracy Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch

  13. Flow Chart Mexico’s Government Presidential Democracy Executive Branch establishes gov’t policy proposes new laws controls the nations finances appoints judges and a cabinet Legislative Branch General Congress Judicial Branch Senate 128 Chamber of Deputies 500 Supreme Court of Justice

  14. Do Now 1-24-10 If you were a Mexican citizen, what changes would you like to see happen to the government??? Place your answer on the back of your pink packet

  15. Graphic Organizer • 9/15/1810 • Miguel Hidalgo • Spain 9/16/1821 • Democratic rights, land ownership • United States- for land over Texas- Texans rebelled. • Treaty of Guadalupe • add to or take over • Bought them from Mexico

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

  17. Summarization Activity • How would you describe the government of Mexico?

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