1. Mexico
Lesson 3 B Government

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

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

4. Do Now
Define the following vocabulary word on the back of your cover page.
presidential democracy

5. Presidential Democracy
A governing system in which an elected president is the chief decision maker.
Enrique Pena Nieto
(current president)

6. United States Government

7. -Approves Presidential Appointments Interprets the Laws
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
-Makes the Laws
-Approves Presidential
Appointments
Interprets the Laws

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. Table Partners Complete the flow chart for the government of Mexico.
Use your U.S. government flow chart to help guide you if necessary

10. Flow Chart

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

12. Hot Seat What type of government does Mexico have?
How long did Mexico remain a Spanish Colony after the Spanish Conquest?
What was the name of the Treaty between the United States and Mexico?
Name 2 States that the United States bought from Mexico through the treaty?

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
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 because of Treaty of Guadalaupe.

16. 9. Benito Juarez
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?