1. By Dianna MacDonald

2.  Population: 108,700,000  Size: three times the size of Texas  Climate: tropical to desert

3.  Early Amerindian civilization.  Conquered by Hernan Cortez in 1519.  Ruled by Spanish monarchs until 1808.  Napoleon conquers Spain.  Mexico plans for independence.  September 27, 1821: Treaty of Cordoba.  Benito Juarez’s “War of Reform”  Porfiriato – industry sold to foreigners.  The Mexican Revolution: 1910 – 1920.

4.  Treaty of Cordoba, signed August 24, 1821.  Constitution of Mexico, approved February 5, 1917.

5. MEXICOUNITED STATES  Similar districts.  Executive branch.  Judicial branch.  Bicameral Congress -Senate -Chamber of Deputies.  Similar districts.  Executive branch.  Judicial branch.  Bicameral Congress. -Senate -House of Representatives.

6. MEXICOUNITED STATES  Grants more power to political parties.  Grants more power directly to citizens capable of voting.

7.  Several rebel/political pressure groups.  Economic Problems -devaluation of the peso in 1994. -25% of population is underemployed.

8.  Mexico and the United States have similar government structures.  However, because the Mexican executive branch gets most of the power in their government, Mexico has a different distribution of power.