April 2016

Volume 1 Issue 1

Mexicos Government System

Background
Mexicos government system is a
federal republic, which is a
combination of federal and state
power, and is forged around the
Constitution of Mexico which was
enacted in 1917. The governmental
powers are dispersed between three
branches; the executive, legislative,
and judicial branches. Mexico has a
total of 31 states and a federal district,
which is land owned by the federal
government(Mexico City).
.

The Senate and Chamber of

Deputies
The Senate is comprised of 128
senators who serve six year terms.
The Senate is the upper house of the
legislative branch, and the lower house
is the Chamber of Deputies, which
Mexicos presidency system consists of a six year term. After this term, the
give one representative for every
president is not allowed to run for office again to help combat corruption. The
200,000 citizens of Mexico. Both of
these houses are responsible for
president is elected through the majority vote throughout the 31 states. The
creating and changing legislature.
current president of Mexico is Enrique Pea Nieto, and he has been in office
The Supreme Court
since 2012. The president is in charge of selecting many of the members of the
The Supreme Court is comprised of
government, including the Attorney General, Cabinet members, and Supreme
Justices that serve life terms without
Court Justices. There is no Vice President in Mexicos government system.

President

having to worry about being re-elected.

The Supreme Court is the law of the land,
and is ran similarly to the United States
Supreme Court. There are 11 Supreme
Court Justices, and they also play a role in
overseeing the elections. The lower courts
are the Electoral Tribunal, Collegiate
Courts and District Courts.

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