Mexican Congress

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bicameral legislature national legislature

The Mexican Congress was the national legislative body of Mexico that governed and enacted laws for its territories, including Alta California, during the period of Mexican rule.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Mexican Congress canonical	4
Legislative Branch of Mexico	3
Congreso mexicano	2
Congress of the Union (Mexico)	1
Mexican Congress (for time zone legislation)	1
Poder Legislativo de México	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature ⓘ national legislature ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Mexican Alta California ⓘ surface form: Alta California Baja California ⓘ surface form: Baja California Territory New Mexico ⓘ surface form: New Mexico Territory (Mexican era) Coahuila y Tejas ⓘ surface form: Texas (Mexican state and territory) Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Yucatán
composedOf	elected deputies ⓘ elected senators ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
countryOfJurisdiction	Mexico ⓘ
enacts	national legal framework for Mexican territories in North America ⓘ
establishedBy	Mexican Constitution of 1824 ⓘ surface form: Constitution of 1824 (Mexico) Constitution of 1857 ⓘ surface form: Constitution of 1857 (Mexico) Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ⓘ surface form: Constitution of 1917 (Mexico)
followedBy	Congress of the Union ⓘ surface form: Congress of the Union (Mexico)
foundationPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
governs	Mexican federal territories ⓘ Mexican states ⓘ
governsDuring	Mexican rule in Alta California (1821–1848) ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	creation of Mexican states and territories ⓘ declaration of war by Mexico ⓘ federal laws of Mexico ⓘ national budget of Mexico ⓘ ratification of international treaties of Mexico ⓘ regulation of Mexican armed forces ⓘ
hasPart	Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) ⓘ surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico Senate of the Republic of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
historicalEra	Mexico ⓘ surface form: Mexican Republic post-independence Mexico ⓘ
house	Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) ⓘ surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico Senate of the Republic of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
jurisdiction	Mexican Alta California ⓘ surface form: Alta California federal territory of Mexico ⓘ
languageOfWork	Spanish ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor	Mexico ⓘ surface form: United Mexican States
legislativeBranchOf	Government of Mexico ⓘ
legislativeProcess	amends Mexican Constitution ⓘ enacts federal statutes ⓘ
location	Mexico City ⓘ
passesLaw	colonization laws for Alta California ⓘ secularization of missions in Alta California ⓘ
replaces	Cortes of Cádiz ⓘ Spanish colonial cabildos (as supreme legislative authority) ⓘ
seat	Mexico City ⓘ
votingSystem	direct election for Chamber of Deputies ⓘ indirect election for Senate (19th century phases) ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Mexican Congress
Description of subject: The Mexican Congress was the national legislative body of Mexico that governed and enacted laws for its territories, including Alta California, during the period of Mexican rule.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Legislature of California under Mexican rule → subordinateTo → Mexican Congress ⓘ

Government of Mexico → branch → Mexican Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of Mexico

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo → ratifiedBy → Mexican Congress ⓘ

Judicial Branch of Mexico → independenceFrom → Mexican Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of Mexico

Mountain Time in Mexico → governingAuthority → Mexican Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican Congress (for time zone legislation)

Senate of the Second Mexican Empire → followedBy → Mexican Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congress of the Union (Mexico)

Partido Encuentro Social → representedIn → Mexican Congress ⓘ

Bases Orgánicas → affectedInstitution → Mexican Congress ⓘ

Cámara de Diputados → partOf → Mexican Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congreso mexicano

Cámara de Diputados → partOf → Mexican Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Poder Legislativo de México

Executive Branch of Mexico → coequalBranch → Mexican Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of Mexico

Cámara de Senadores → partOf → Mexican Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congreso mexicano