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MID-TERM STUDY GUIDE PS 134AA/Spring 2014

TIME AND PLACE Wednesday, May 7 Classroom 5:00-6:30 p.m. Closed-book exam Bring blue books and pens/pencils Write legibly!

SCOPE OF MATERIAL Themes: Evolution of Democracy Class lectures Smith, Democracy in Latin America, intro and chs. 1-6, 8 Modern Latin America, chs. 1, 3, 5-6, 9, Magaloni, “Demise of Mexico’s One-Party Regime” Videos: “Battle of Chile,” “No,” and “Garden of the Forking Paths”

DISCUSSION ITEMS Falkland/Malvinas Islands Salvador Allende Open-list ballots MRO “Delegative democracy” Instituto Federal Electoral Bolsa Família Evo Morales

SAMPLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Compare broad phases of political change in Latin America during the course of the twentieth century. Does professionalization of the military tend to keep the armed forces out of politics—or push them into politics? Why? Analyze key institutional components of “presidentialist” democracy in Latin America.

ESSAYS (cont.) Compare revolutionary movements in Mexico ( ) and Cuba (1959+). Compare political party systems in Argentina and Brazil. What does Magaloni’s essay on Mexico suggest about “authoritarian elections”?