Federal government of Mexico
The
Federal Government of Mexico (alternately known as the Government of the Republic or '
or ') is the national government of the
United Mexican States, the central government established by its constitution to share sovereignty over the republic with the governments of the 31 individual Mexican states, and to represent such governments before international bodies such as the
United Nations. The Mexican federal government has three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial and functions per the
Constitution of the United Mexican States, as enacted in 1917, and as amended.
The
executive power is exercised by the executive branch, which is headed by the president and her
Cabinet, which, together, are independent of the legislature.
Legislative power is vested upon the
Congress of the Union, a bicameral legislature comprising the
Senate and the
Chamber of Deputies. Judicial power is exercised by the judiciary, consisting of the
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, the Council of the Federal Judiciary, and the collegiate, unitary, and district courts.
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