Political Culture and Participation

Question 1

Political Culture

Answer 1

Vigilant groups: drugs, violence, illegal exploitation

Question 2

Values and Beliefs

Answer 2

-Nationalism and catholiticsm
-Populism: Leader claims to be against corrupt elite

Question 3

Ideologies

Answer 3

History of corporatism: Gov controlls which groups are allowed.
Now: pluralism, all groups fight for gov attention.

Question 4

Legitimacy

Answer 4

Revolution and constitution: transition to democracy
Violence: Minimizing cartels
Protecting Civil liberties: free/fair elections, protected press.

Question 5

Civil society

Answer 5

Weak…
NGO’s: cover what gov does not
Women groups: reducing violence

Question 6

Social indigenous cleavage

Answer 6

Indigenous VS Meztizo
-Indigenous: economic marginalization, left out of economic development. Low edu and health.

Question 7

Social economic cleavage

Answer 7

Urban VS Rural
-Rural: PRI reforms favored rural areas (patronage driven). When all these poeple moved to urban areas there where none left to support PRI.
-Urban: less likley to support PRI. They look for eocnomic and political reforms.

Question 8

Social cleavage

Answer 8

North VS South
- North: educated, wealth, foreign investment.
-South: Poor, ameridians
MIGRATION: from south to north for oportunities.

Question 9

Civil Rights

Answer 9

• Voting (except cabinet and beurocracy)
• Privacy
  -equality

Question 10

Civil Liberties

Answer 10

-Freedom of expression & assembly.
- Sorteo: Men drafted at 18yrs service 1yr to military.