Institutional Revolutionary Party

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/institutional-revolutionary-party

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding year?1929
2. What is the initial name?National Revolutionary Party (PNR)
3. What was the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and why did it start?The PRI was a political party in Mexico that began in 1929 to keep the country stable after the revolution. It brought together different groups so the country wouldn’t fall into more fighting.
4. How long did the PRI rule Mexico?The PRI was in power for 71 years, from 1929 until 2000, when another party won the election.

Paramount Leader: The most important and powerful political figure in a country or movement.
De Facto One-Party State: A country where one political party effectively holds all power, even if other parties exist.
Political Repression: The act of controlling or suppressing political opposition through force or intimidation.