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Latin American Democracy Evolution - Mid-Term Study Guide

Prepare for your mid-term exam on Latin American democracy evolution covering themes from lectures and key readings by Smith and Magaloni. Topics include MRO, electoral systems, and historical political movements.

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Latin American Democracy Evolution - Mid-Term Study Guide

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  1. MID-TERM STUDY GUIDE PS 134AA/Spring 2012

  2. TIME AND PLACE • Wednesday, May 9 • Classroom • 5:00-6:30 p.m. • Closed-book exam • Bring blue books and pens/pencils • Write legibly!

  3. SCOPE OF MATERIAL • Themes: Evolution of Democracy • Class lectures • Smith, Democracy in Latin America, intro and chs. 1-6 • Modern Latin America, chs. 1-3, 5-6, 9, 11 • Magaloni, “Demise of Mexico’s One-Party Regime” • Videos: “Battle of Chile,” “Garden of the Forking Paths”

  4. DISCUSSION ITEMS • Falkland/Malvinas Islands • Salvador Allende • Open-list ballots • MRO • “Delegative democracy” • Instituto Federal Electoral • Bolsa Família • Evo Morales

  5. SAMPLE ESSAY QUESTIONS • Compare three broad phases of political change in Latin America during the course of the twentieth century. • Does professionalization of the military tend to keep the armed forces out of politics—or push them into politics? Why? • Analyze key institutional components of “presidentialist” democracy in Latin America.

  6. ESSAYS (cont.) • Compare revolutionary movements in Mexico (1910-17) and Cuba (1959+). • Compare political party systems in Argentina and Brazil. • What does Magaloni’s essay on Mexico suggest about “authoritarian elections”?

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