Challenges in South America — Unit test

Question 3 • 12011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-World History and Geography S2

Which best explains how the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) maintained power in Mexico for many years?

Answer

It defeated opposition parties by controlling congress and using election fraud.

It ruled so well that people prospered and opposing parties did not succeed.

It acted like a dictatorship and jailed those who opposed the way they ruled.

It offered the working class many benefits and kept dissension to a minimum.

Explanation

The PRI kept opposition from gaining power by dominating Congress and manipulating elections, including through fraud. It also used patronage and benefits to build support, but those factors alone do not explain its control as directly as its political and electoral dominance. Choice A best describes how it maintained power for many years.

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