What factors characterized Latin American politics throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

What will be an ideal response?


Latin American countries secured independence in the early nineteenth century and were largely free of outside interference since then. Additionally, throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Latin American countries were under military rule or experienced political instability. Lastly, Latin America experienced waves of democratization and reversals. Today, most Latin American countries are democracies.

Political Science

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Most political interest groups represent

A) organized blue-collar labor. B) professional and managerial occupations. C) minimum-wage employees. D) fixed-income retirees.

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Few wealthy men were present at the Constitutional Convention

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which president best represents the formalistic model of foreign policy management?

a. Franklin Roosevelt b. Ronald Reagan c. Lyndon Johnson d. George W. Bush

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