Do Now 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 democracy Branches of government
United States Government
Executive BranchLegislative BranchJudicial Branch Enforces or carries out the laws President and Cabinet Makes the laws Supreme Court Judges Interprets the laws Congress- Senate House of Representatives
How would you describe the government of Mexico? 1. Read page Complete the Flow Chart for the Mexican Government in your packet
Do Now 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
Mexico’s Government Presidential Democracy Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch
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 Chamber of Deputies 500 Senate 128 Judicial Branch Supreme Court of Justice
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
Graphic Organizer 1. 9/15/ Miguel Hidalgo 3. Spain 9/16/ Democratic rights, land ownership 5. United States- for land over Texas- Texans rebelled. 6. Treaty of Guadalupe 7. add to or take over 8. Bought them from Mexico
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
Summarization Activity How would you describe the government of Mexico?