POLI 211 Lecture Notes - Local Natives, French Revolution, Presidential System
23 Apr 2013
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**don"t need to read nigeria and european union. Presidential system which has borrowed many of the institutions from america but works differently because of a variety of factors. President has too much power (historically) until now. Legislature at the federal level does not allow for continuity. Legacy of the past and how it continues to affect contemporary mexico. Why mexico seems to be in a continues state of democratic transition and why things have still not settled down: the conquest of new spain bernal diaz. The aztec empire was a huge empire that stretched beyond the current boundaries of mexico. When herman cortes arrived in 1519, he found a well established and a sophisticated civilization. Mexico became one of the richest spanish possessions. During the 18th century, was exploitation of local resources on the part of the. There were mexican descendants of the spanish colonists as well as the pure.
