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AP Comp Gov - Mexico
Governance and Policymaking
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| political centralism | concentration of decision-making power at the federal level; main factor to Mex's long-term political stability; a federalist structure according to the 1917 Constit and legal codes |
| municipios | political-administrative districts similar in size to county governments in the US; 31 states and the Federal District of Mex City |
| ayuntamiento | council; governs the municipio |
| presidente municipal | mayor; heads the municipio |
| new Mexican federalism | trend since de la Madrid to reduce centralism and to distribute more federal funds and the devolution of some functions to the states; more equitable distribution of federal funds to states, but fed ministries resisted loss of control of revenues |
| presidentialist | political system under the PRI; presidentially centered system; institutional rules of the party, favoring strong prez authority, overwhelmed constit rules |
| legislative branch | enacts legislation including public policies; must be approved by both chambers and prez must publish w/in 10 days |
| Chamber of Deputies | specializes in fiscal legislation with exclusive powers to initiate all revenue bills and ovre appropriations and budget; 500-member lower house |
| Senate | 128-member Upper; oversees foreign affairs; approves treaties, remove state govs, depose state legs with 2/3 vote |
| Senate elections | plurality elections in each state w/party nominating 2 candidates; party that wins plurality sends both, second place sends one candidate; 32 senators elected by proportional representation (2% threshold) |
| Camber of Deputies elections | plurality elections w/single member districts for 300 seats; proportional rep in 5 regional lists for 200 seats; no party can have more than 300 seats (less than 2/3 majority); can't have more seats than 8% more than share of national vote |
| mixed-member system | three political parties; party of the president will rarely have a majority in Congress, creates divided government; consensus democracy |
| metaconstitutional | powers that the president holds beyond what the constitution formally gives him; president was dominant political actor of 20th century despite constit limits on power |
| presidencialismo | strong powers in the hands of the president under the PRI |
| president | until 1994, functioned as head of PRI, shaped party's governance, imposed choices for subnational candidates and prez nominees |
| dedazo | tap of the finger; denotes how PRI presidents used to just pick whoever they wanted as the next president |
| factors during PRI's reign of strong presidentialism | majority in the legislature, strong party discipline, and president's role as a head of his party |
| Supreme Court | 11 members nominated by the Prez, approved by the Senate; decides important cases in the country; has judicial review, but rarely exercises it |
| Federal Electoral Tribunal | 7 members; adjudicates on election related disputes |
| Circuit Courts | hear cases on appeal |
| District Courts | where cases enter the legal system |
| Mexican Law | based on Roman and Napoleonic legal code traditions; highly formalized and specific; no alloances for punitive damages, so fewer cases than in US |
| amparo | a writ of protection; indiv citizens may claim their constit rights have been violated by specific gov actions or laws |
| federal bureaucracy | vast patronage machine for filling government positions; lower level are unionized w/job secutiry and benefits; middle/upper are "confidence employees"; upper are "tecnicos" |
| parastrata (parastratal sector) | government owned corporations or agencies that generally promote or organize commercial activity in a specific sector; PEMEX and CONASUPO |
| PEMEX | state petroleum company |
| CONASUPO | state marketing board involved in both procurement and distribution |
| military | no coups/military rule since Mex Revolution; rotating regional military commands so generals don't build up geographic centers of power (groundwork for civilian rule); called on to deal with unrest incl. war on drugs; no institutional representation 1946 |
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