Federal Government
 Mexico
is a federal republic with an executive branch, a legislative
branch, and a judicial branch or court system. The decision making
center is the executive branch headed by the president. Government
policies, taxes etc are controlled by the executive branch. The
Legislative Branch or Congress of the Union consists of the Chamber
of Representatives and the Chamber of the Senate. Their duty is
to make laws and oversee the action of other branches. The Judicial
Branch is made up of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation,
the Electoral Tribunal, the Collegiate Tribunals, the Unit Circuit
Tribunals, the District Courts and the Council of the Federal
Judicature. The president is both the chief of state and the head
of government and is elected by popular vote every six years without
a chance of reelection. If the president does not finish the term,
the legislature chooses a temporary president to serve until a
special or regular presidential election is held. Mexicans elect
96 of the 128 senate members and 300 of the 500 Federal Chamber
of Deputies members, every three years. The rest is allocated
by the president and the senate. All Mexicans who are at least
18 years old can vote.
Please
note that additional info (prices, activities, etc) are found
to the right of this pages. 
Local Government
 Mexico
has 31 states and 1 federal district., Every state is divided
into municipalities and every municipality into villages. All
of them have their own elected governor and legislature. State
governors are elected by the people to six-year terms and state
legislators to three-year terms. The president with the approval
of the Senate can remove governors from office. Less than 10 percent
of all tax revenues go directly to state and local agencies. State
agencies depend on the national government and local authorities
on state agencies for funds to carry out public works projects.
|
