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1. In 2000, the Clinton Administration passed Plan Colombia, which was designed to do which of the following?
2. After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, he pursued which of the following policies?
3. For much of the period from the 1940s-1970s, the former dictator of Argentina, Juan Peron, instituted which of the following policies?
4. Which of the following is a trend of democratic institutionalization in Latin America?
5. The U.S. administration of Ronald Reagan tried to undo the Sandinista Revolution by doing which of the following?
6. What is the main goal of 'development economics?'
7. Which of the following was the most important policy of long-time Mexican dictator, Porfirio Diaz, during the 1920s-30s?
8. Which of the following is a goal of the new South American trade bloc, UNASUR?
9. Which of the following most accurately explains the derivation for the name of the geographical location, 'Latin America?'
10. Which of the following statements is true of the advantages that most Latin American presidents enjoy in their relations with legislatures?
11. Which country has the highest level of party identification among voters?
12. Which of the following major political/legal reforms were recently undertaken by Mexican Presidents Fox and Calderon?
13. What was the main achievement of the Cuban Revolution?
14. To improve U.S. relations with Latin America, the Council on Foreign Relations recommends that the U.S. do which of the following?
15. What are the four sub-regions of Latin America?
16. Whereas the early Spanish colonies' economic strength was based on mining of gold and silver, the Portuguese's economic strength was based on which of the following?
17. According to the ECLAC's Social Panorama of Latin America (2011), which country had the highest poverty rate in 2009?
18. Fill in the blank. According to Michael Reid's article 'So Near Yet So Far' in The Economist, despite impressive economic growth in Latin America from 2008 until today, there are still big challenges posed by _________________.
19. Which South American country has enjoyed relative political stability and steady economic growth throughout most of its historical development?
20. According to the 2011 Latinobarometro survey, which country has the highest level of satisfaction with democracy?
21. Fill in the blank. Whereas South American independence was led by upper class leaders of the military, Mexican independence was led by ________________.
22. The illegal drug trade and violence in Mexico is closely linked to which of the following?
23. The linear model of growth focuses on which of the following as the main problem of development?
24. According to the report, '30 Years of Democracy:Riding the Wave?' women face all of the following obstacles in getting elected EXCEPT:
25. The 'Dirty War' in Argentina during the late 1970s and early 1980s refers to which of the following?

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