Congress of Zacatecas

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The Congress of Zacatecas is the unicameral state legislature responsible for creating laws and overseeing government functions in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

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Congress of Zacatecas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state congress of Mexico
unicameral state legislature
belongsToCategory State legislatures of Mexico
canApprove reforms to the Political Constitution of the State of Zacatecas
canInitiate constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Zacatecas
constitutionalBasis Political Constitution of the State of Zacatecas
country Mexico
creates state-level legislation for Zacatecas
electoralSystem mixed electoral system
governmentType representative democracy at the state level
governs public administration of Zacatecas through legislation
hasAuthorityOver municipalities of Zacatecas within the limits of state law
hasChambers one
hasPower to approve public debt of the State of Zacatecas
to issue decrees and resolutions binding in Zacatecas
to review the governor’s annual report
higherLegalFramework Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
jurisdiction State of Zacatecas
languageUsed Spanish
legalSystem civil law system of Mexico
legislativeBranchOf Government of the State of Zacatecas
levelOfGovernment subnational
location Zacatecas City
surface form: Zacatecas, Zacatecas
meets in regular and extraordinary sessions
meetsIn legislative palace of Zacatecas
oversees Governor of Zacatecas
state public administration of Zacatecas
partOf Mexican federal system
primaryFunction approval of the state budget of Zacatecas
lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch of Zacatecas
reform of the state constitution of Zacatecas
regionServed Zacatecas
represents citizens of Zacatecas
responsibleFor calling for local elections in Zacatecas
issuing state laws for Zacatecas
ratifying certain appointments in the government of Zacatecas
supervising public finances of Zacatecas
structure unicameral
supervises use of public resources in Zacatecas
typeOfRepresentation single-member districts and proportional representation

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Zacatecas hasLegislature Congress of Zacatecas