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POLSC324: Latin American/Caribbean Politics
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POLSC324: Latin American/Caribbean Politics
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1. According to Paul Kellogg, why did the FTAA project to create a hemispheric free trade zone eventually fail in 2005?
2. Which country is the main producer of cocaine in the world?
3. The term 'oligarchy' in Latin America refers to which of the following?
4. Most African slaves went to which Latin American country?
5. Fill in the blank. The U.S. controlled Nicaragua by supporting the family dictatorship of ________________ to rule the country.
6. In 2000, the Clinton Administration passed Plan Colombia, which was designed to do which of the following?
7. Fill in the blank. _______________ is the main 'loser' of Hugo Chavez' oil politics.
8. Which of the following is an enduring economic legacy of the colonial period in Latin America?
9. Although NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) has increased trade between Mexico and the U.S., it has also increased which of the following along the border between Mexico and the U.S.?
10. Which of the following is a legacy of the colonial period that contributes to inequality in Latin America today?
11. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.According to LinkTV's video, 'Latin Pulse: Status of Poverty in Latin America,' the booming economic growth in the region has ____________________.
12. Fill in the blank. The average election turn-out in Latin America is about _____________.
13. Which of the following is a trend of democratic institutionalization in Latin America?
14. The transition to democracy that began in Latin America during the late 1970s was characterized by which of the following?
15. One unintended consequence of 'Plan Colombia' was the strengthening of which of the following?
16. Which of the following is NOT a stereotype of Latinos?
17. Which of the following statements is true of the advantages that most Latin American presidents enjoy in their relations with legislatures?
18. According to dependency theory, what is the main cause of Latin America's underdevelopment?
19. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, which of the following statements best describes U.S. influence in Latin America today?
20. Kennedy's Alliance for Progress did which of the following?
21. For much of the period from the 1940s-1970s, the former dictator of Argentina, Juan Peron, instituted which of the following policies?
22. Fill in the blank. Whereas South American independence was led by upper class leaders of the military, Mexican independence was led by ________________.
23. Venezuela's oil revenues have been used to do which of the following?
24. According to the video, 'Crisis of Neo-Liberalism, Pt. 2,' the crisis of neo-liberalism is evidenced by which of the following?
25. All of the following are advantages of a presidential system over a parliamentary system EXCEPT: