El Gobierno de México
By Alaura Cervini & Chynna Dubuclet
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Mexico’s economic state has improved since the economic
crisis in 2008-2009, their average annual growth rate made a
4.3% increase in 2010 and 2012.
Mexico’s economy is out growing those of the United States,
Canada, and Brazil.
IF Mexico’s economy is already better off then why is it that
so many people in their country are migrating north? Many
of Mexico’s citizens have migrated north in search for secure
jobs with better pay for its employees.
From 2005- 2010 its said that the number of people leaving
Mexico was about the same as the number of people coming
in to the country.
Another problem is citizens returning with American
children.
List of Parties
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Mexico has a Multi-Party system, so they have more than two dominant
parties.
However only PRI, PAN and the PRD are considered the major parties.
Partido Acción Nacional (PAN)- National Action Party, a right center party
Partido Revolucionario Institucional(PRI)-Intuitional Revolutionary Party,
the dominating party
Partido de la Revolución Democrática(PRD) – Party of Democratic
Revolution, a left of center party
Partido del Trabajo (PT) – Labor Party, a laborist political party
Partido Verde Ecologista de México(PVEM) – Ecologist Green Party of
Mexico, a minor party with an environmental platform.
Movimiento Ciudadano(MC)-Citizens Movement, a social democratic
party.
Nueva Alianza- New Aliance
Trade
 Petrolium and oil are major factors in Mexico’s trade!
 Mexico’s Biggest trade partner is the United States where
about 73% of mexicos goods are being sent.
 Mexico also deports a lot of computer and car equipment.
 Mexico is the united states’ third largest trade partner. The
trade between Mexico and the US is worth 494 billion dollars.
The exports from Mexico is worth 216 billion dollars, and the
imports to mexico from the US is worth 14 billion dollars.
 United states exported to Mexico: Electrical Machinery ($56.8
billion), Vehicles (cars, trucks and parts) ($53.5 billion),
Machinery ($42.3 billion), Mineral Fuel and Oil (crude)
($39.9 billion), and Optic and Medical Instruments ($10.4
billion).
Debt in Mexico
Country 2000
Mexico
155.8
2001
162
2002
191
2003
150
2004
159.8
2005
149.9
2006
137.2
2007
178.3
2008
179.8
2009
200.4
2010
204.5
2011
212.5
2012
210.8
MEXICO’S GOVERNMENT
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Mexico has a representative government, formally
known as a federal republic or federation.
The basis of Mexico’s government is their constitution.
The current constitution is the Constitution of 1917.
Mexico’s government contains three branches:
judicial, legislative, and executive.
The powers of all three branches are found in the
constitution.
Supreme Court
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Justices must be a Mexican citizen by birth, from 35 to 65 years old, must have lived in
Mexico and held a law degree during the five years preceding their appointment.
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The Supreme Court has 12 magistrates and five auxiliary judges and has jurisdiction
,original and appellate, in four divisions: administrative, civil, labor, and penal.
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Each of the magistrates are appointed by the president, with the approval of the Senate.
Other justices are appointed by magistrates for six year terms.
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Although the justices are appointed for life, they usually hand in their resignation with the
beginning of each sexeñio.
Sexeñio- The president is limited to a single six-year term. It is one of the country's most
important political institutions because it is one of the few significant limitations on
executive power in Mexico.
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The high court is divided into four chambers, each with five justices. These are the Penal
Affairs Chamber, Administrative Affairs Chamber, Civil Affairs Chamber, and Labor Affairs
Chamber. A fifth chamber, the Auxiliary Chamber, is responsible for the overload of the four
regular chambers.
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There are three levels of courts below the Supreme Court: twelve Collegiate Circuit Courts,
nine Unitary Circuit Courts, and sixty-eight District Courts.
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Presidents are directly elected by a simple majority of registered voters in the
thirty-one states and the Federal District. The president holds the formal titles of
chief of state, head of government, and commander in chief of the armed forces.
Presidential candidates must be at least thirty-five years old on election day and
must be not only Mexican citizens by birth but also the offspring of Mexican
citizens by birth (this clause was amended in 1994 to make the children of
naturalized citizens eligible for the presidency, effective in 1999).
To be eligible for the presidency, a candidate must reside legally in Mexico during
the year preceding the election. The candidate cannot have held a cabinet post or
a governorship, nor have been on active military duty during the six months prior
to the election.
Priests and ministers of religious denominations are barred from holding public
office.
A president can never be reelected, and there is no vice president. If the
presidential office falls vacant during the first two years of a sexenio , the
congress designates an interim president, who, in turn, must call a special
presidential election to complete the term.
If the vacancy occurs during the latter four years of a sexenio , the congress
designates a provisional president for the remainder of the term.
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The legislative branch is a bicameral congress divided into two
houses; the upper chamber is the Senate and the lower chamber is the
Chamber of Deputies
The power of introducing legislation is supposed to be shared
between the legislative and executive branches but in reality the
executive branch initiates about 90% of all legislation.
Congress holds two ordinary sessions per year. The first session
begins on November 1 and continues until no later than December 31;
the second session begins on April 15 and may continue until July 15.
A Permanent Committee, consisting of thirty-seven members
(eighteen senators and nineteen deputies), assumes legislative
responsibilities during congressional recesses. The president may call
for extraordinary sessions of congress to deal with important
legislation.
The powers of the congress include the right to pass laws, impose
taxes, declare war, approve the national budget, approve or reject
treaties and conventions made with foreign countries, and ratify
diplomatic appointments.
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