Title: Mexico
1Mexico
2Word Splash
- On the back of your cover page write an answer to
the following question - What do you know about the US government?
3Essential Question
- How would you explain the government of Mexico?
4Do Now
- Define the following vocabulary word on the back
of your cover page. - presidential democracy
5Presidential Democracy
- A governing system in which an elected president
is the chief decision maker. - ?Enrique Pena Nieto
- (current president)
6United States Government
7United 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
8How would you describe the government of Mexico?
- 1. Read page 185.
- 2. Complete the Flow Chart for the Mexican
Government in your packet -
9Flow Chart
10Flow Chart
Mexicos Government
Presidential Democracy
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
11Flow 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
12Graphic 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 because of Treaty of
Guadalaupe.
13- 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
14Summarization Activity
- How would you describe the government of Mexico?