Mexican Government

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Mexican Government

• Rachel Swartzwelder
• Mrs. Scherer
• February 27,2009

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Mexico

• Mexico is also called the United Mexican
  States. It is bordered by the USA, Pacific Ocean,
  Guatemala, Belize, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of
  Mexico. It is also a federation comprising of
  thirty-one federal districts. The election is
  held July 15.The government is representative,
  democratic, and republican based on the
  presidential system.

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State government

• The Mexican government has thirty-one free and
  sovereign states.
• The constituent states MUST have some kind of
  republican government.
• A governor is elected by first-past-the-post
  plurality.
• All of the states there are independent and
  autonomous in their internal administration.
• The states can not make alliances with other
  states or foreign power.

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Municipal government

• All of the states are divided up into
  municipalities.
• Municipalities is the smallest autonomous
  political entity in Mexico.
• It is governed by a municipal council, which is
  headed by a mayor or municipal council.
• After 1917, there are no intermediate entities
  between municipalities and the state government.
• Municipalities are responsible for the public
  services.

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Political parties

• All the political parties must be registered
  before the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE).
• The IFE is in charge of organizing/overseeing the
  federal electoral process.
• To keep their registry, they must obtain 2 of
  the votes in the federal election.
• All registered parties receive public funding for
  all their operation.
• Some of the political parties are Institutional
  Revolutionary, National Action, New Alliance, and
  Labor

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Conclusion

• The Mexicans are precise and strict. Their
  type of government goes works well with its
  citizens. I have only covered some of the basic
  types of government. In many ways, the Mexican
  government has influenced the Americans way of
  government.