Do Now 4-20-12

Prepare to hand in your Lesson 3A Packet on Mexico’s History.

Mexico

Lesson 3 B Government

Word Splash

On the back of your cover page write an answer to the following question:

What do you know about the US government?

Essential Question

How would you explain the government of Mexico?

Do Now

Define the following vocabulary words in your packet:presidential democracyBranches of government

United States Government

United States Government

Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch

Enforces or carries out the laws

President and Cabinet

Makes the laws

Supreme CourtJudges

Interprets the laws

Congress-Senate

House of Representatives

How would you describe the government of Mexico?

1. Read page 185.

2. Complete the Flow Chart for the Mexican Government in your packet

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?

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

Flow Chart

Flow ChartMexico’s Government

Presidential Democracy

Executive Branch

Legislative Branch Judicial Branch

Flow ChartMexico’s Government

Presidential Democracy

Executive Branchestablishes gov’t policy

proposes new lawscontrols the nations finances appoints judges and a cabinet

Legislative BranchGeneral Congress

Chamber of Deputies

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Senate128

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court

of Justice

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

Graphic Organizer1. 9/15/18102. Miguel Hidalgo3. Spain 9/16/18214. Democratic rights, land ownership5. United States- for land over Texas-

Texans rebelled.6. Treaty of Guadalupe7. add to or take over8. Bought them from Mexico

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

Summarization Activity

How would you describe the government of Mexico?