Pick and answer four
of the six questions listed below. As part of each question, you will
find listed a set of terms and phrases. Make sure that you use those
terms and phrases in answering that question. A significant part of your
grade for that answer will be based on how intelligently or
meaningfully you use those terms and phrases in constructing your answer
for that question. When typing your answers, please highlight those
terms and phrases in bold or italic so that it is easy for me to locate
them in your answers.Each of your answers has to be a minimum of 250 words and a maximum
of 500 words (please specify the word count for each answer at the end
of that answer). Answers are to be double-spaced, Times New Roman;
12-point font size; 1â on left, right, top and bottom. You are required
to upload your answer as a word file or a PDF file under Week 7 Exam I
module, by March 03, Wednesday, 11:59pm.Question 1: Imagine a situation where someone asserts that the Pre-Columbus era
in the Latin American political history is irrelevant for the purpose of
understanding the contemporary Latin American politics. Present a
counterargument to that assertion. In constructing your answer, make
sure to use the following terms and phrases in a meaningful way:- The Maya- The Aztecs- The Incas- Tribes,- Chiefdoms- States- Social hierarchy- A hierarchical theocracy- Authoritarian tradition Question 2:Pretend that you can time-travel. Go back to the year 1491, meet
Moctezuma II, the last ruler of the Aztec Empire, and give him a quick
talk about what was coming for him and the entire region, and how the
politics of the region would change in coming years and centuries. In
constructing your answer, make sure to use the following terms and
phrases in a meaningful way:- Christopher Columbus- Herman Cortes- Francisco Pizarro- Conquistadors- A new social structure: the Castas (defined by descent and color)- The encomienda- The repartimiento- Slavery- The Atlantic Slave Trade- The Church- The Spanish viceroyalties, and the Portuguese viceroyalty of Brazil- The viceroy- Captains general- The governors and mayors- The cabildo- The Bourbon Reforms Question 3:While traveling on the subway, you overheard someone talking about
how he wonders Latin America would turn out if the Spanish and Portugal
colonial rule had continued. You turn to that person and explain, with
examples, how the colonial rule actually ended and what kind of
challenges the region faced following independence. In constructing your
answer, make sure to use the following terms and phrases in a
meaningful way:- The Bourdon reforms- The French Revolution- The Haitian Revolution- Tupac Amaru II in Southern Peru and Bolivia- Tupac Katari in Upper Peru (now Bolivia)- Simon Bolivar- Miguel Hidalgo- Jose Maria Morelos- Gran Colombia- Peru Jose de San Martin- Mexico- The Independent united Provinces of Central America- Brazil- The Monroe Doctrine- Nation building- State building- AuthoritarianismQuestion 4:Pretend that you have two friends: one from Brazil and the other from
Argentina. In their wedding ceremony, the conversation on your table
shifted from soccer to politics. Someone argued that the 20th
century was when Latin American nations finally achieved political
stability and democracy. Intrigued, you turn to that person and explain,
with examples, in what ways and to what extent that assertion is valid.
In constructing your answer, make sure to use the following terms and
phrases in a meaningful way:- The Mexican Revolution- Jose Batlle y Ordonez- Juan Domingo Peron and Personism- Aprismo- Salvador Allende- Augusto Pinochet- Fulgencio Batista- Fidel Castro- The 26th of July Movement and the 1959 revolution- Bolivia- Colombia- Getulio Vargas- Dominican Republic- Guatemala- El Salvador- Venezuela- Bureaucratic authoritarianism- United States Question 5: The Other AmericansDo you agree or disagree with the following assertion: the indigenous
people and Afro-Latinos are no longer marginal groups in Latin American
politics? In constructing your answer, make sure to use the following
terms and phrases in a meaningful way:- Colonialism- Slavery- Afro-Descendant Movements- Ecuador- The Confederation of Ecuadorean Indigenous Nationalities- Bolivia- Katarismo- The Confederation of Peasant Unions- The National Peasant Coca Growers Union- Evo Morales- Brazil- Mexico-The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN)Question 6: Society, Family and GenderIf someone said that social dynamics like social hierarchy, family
and gender roles are not that important to understand the contemporary
Latin American politics, explain why that person would be wrong. In
constructing your answer, make sure to use the following terms and
phrases in a meaningful way:-
Social hierarchy- Family- Women- Patriarchy- Social mobility- Sexual orientation- Gender identity- Intersection of race and gender- Machismo- LGBT movements- Modernization- Globalizationick and answer four
of the six questions listed below. As part of each question, you will
find listed a set of terms and phrases. Make sure that you use those
terms and phrases in answering that question. A significant part of your
grade for that answer will be based on how intelligently or
meaningfully you use those terms and phrases in constructing your answer
for that question. When typing your answers, please highlight those
terms and phrases in bold or italic so that it is easy for me to locate
them in your answers.Each of your answers has to be a minimum of 250 words and a maximum
of 500 words (please specify the word count for each answer at the end
of that answer). Answers are to be double-spaced, Times New Roman;
12-point font size; 1â on left, right, top and bottom. You are required
to upload your answer as a word file or a PDF file under Week 7 Exam I
module, by March 03, Wednesday, 11:59pm.Question 1: Evolution of Government Business RelationsIn the midst of the 2017-2018 financial crisis (also dubbed as the
Great Recession), the U.S. government passed the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2018, which created the $700 billion Troubled Asset
Relief Program (TARP) to purchase toxic assets from the troubled banks.
Put this event in an economic historical perspective and discuss how
this act fits into the evolution of the government-business relations in
the United States. In constructing your answer, make sure to use the
following terms and phrases in a meaningful way:- Free-market approach- Mercantilist approach- Keynesian economics- Industrial Revolution- Positive government- Great Depression- New Deal- Business organization- Legal doctrine- Economic activism Question 2: Difference between capitalism and socialismLet us say that someone claims that United States is not a socialist
economy, but not a purely capitalist economy either. React to that claim
and discuss in what ways it is true or mistaken. In constructing your
answer, make sure to use the following terms and phrases in a meaningful
way:- Socialism- Capitalism- Private ownership of property- The framework state- The promotional state- The regulatory state- The social service state Question 3: Difference between liberal market economy and coordinated market economyAssume that you are a business consultant advising a German company
that considers to enter the U.S. market. The company likes to get a memo
about how the business environment and the government business
relations are different in the United States, compared to Germany.
Please write that memo. In constructing your memo, make sure to use the
following terms and phrases in a meaningful way:- Capitalism- Liberal market economy- Coordinated (managed) market economy- Business- Labor- Coordination- Competition Question 4: Government SystemFacebook is one of the most valued companies in the world, providing
worldwide social networking service. Discuss how the company is
dependent on or affected (positively or negatively) by the governmentâs
policies and actions and how the company can influence the government.
In constructing your answer, make sure to use the following terms and
phrases in a meaningful way:- Infrastructure- Financial assistance- Research and development- Procurement- Regulation- Economic and foreign policy- Separation of power- Subgovernments (Policy or Issue Networks) Question 5: Corporate GovernanceDiscuss how power is distributed in corporate America, and what
factors increase or limit transparency and accountability in corporate
governance. In constructing your answer, make sure to use the following
terms and phrases in a meaningful way:- Diffuse ownership- Concentrated ownership- Shareholder- Board of directors- Management- Agency problem- Conflict of interestQuestion 6: Globalization of Business ActivityApple is a multinational tech company headquartered in the United
States, whose core business focuses on consumer electronics, computer
software and online services. Discuss why and who the company could have
gone multinational and what kind of leverage being multinational could
create for the company in its relations with governments in its home
country (the United States) and host countries (more than 20). In
constructing your answer, make sure to use the following terms and
phrases in a meaningful way:- Globalization- The Bretton Wood Institutions- The World Bank- The International Monetary Fund- World Trade Organization (Formerly the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)- Multinational corporations- Race-to-the-bottom- Race-to-the-top