Congress of the Union

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The Congress of the Union is Mexico’s bicameral federal legislature, composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the federal government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislature
national parliament
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Mexico
budgetYear annual federal budget
canAmendConstitution true
canChangeStateBoundaries true
canCreateStates true
canOverridePresidentialVeto true
canSuspendConstitutionalRights under specific constitutional conditions
compositionPrinciple representation of the Mexican people
country Mexico
electoralSystemLowerHouse mixed-member system
electoralSystemUpperHouse mixed-member system
hasPart Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico

Senate of the Republic of Mexico
hasPowerOf political trial (impeachment) of certain officials
hasSessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
jurisdiction Mexico
surface form: United Mexican States
languageOfWork Spanish
legalBasis Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
legislativeBody federal government of Mexico
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
meetsIn Mexico City
San Lázaro Legislative Palace
surface form: Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro

Senate of the Republic building
numberOfHouses 2
officialName Senate of the Republic
surface form: Congreso de la Unión
primaryFunction approval of the federal budget
constitutional amendment
declaration of war and peace
lawmaking
oversight of the federal executive
ratification of international treaties
regulates foreign trade of Mexico
national security matters within its competence
responsibleFor approving federal taxes
approving public debt
creating and abolishing federal offices
enacting federal laws
granting leave to the President in certain cases
oversight of public spending
supervises federal public administration
termLengthLowerHouse 3 years
termLengthUpperHouse 6 years
typeOfGovernmentSystem presidential federal republic
upperHouse Senate of the Republic of Mexico

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

Mexico legislature Congress of the Union
Chamber of Deputies partOf Congress of the Union
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
Government of Mexico legislature Congress of the Union
Mexican Congress followedBy Congress of the Union
this entity surface form: Congress of the Union (Mexico)
First Mexican Republic legislature Congress of the Union
Senate of the Republic partOf Congress of the Union
subject surface form: Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
Senate of the Republic legislativeTermName Congress of the Union
subject surface form: Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
this entity surface form: Legislature of the Congress of the Union
San Lázaro Legislative Palace partOf Congress of the Union
President of the Chamber of Deputies partOf Congress of the Union
Senate of the Republic of Mexico partOf Congress of the Union
Judicial Branch of Mexico budgetApprovedBy Congress of the Union
Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) partOf Congress of the Union
Organic Law of the Congress of the Union regulates Congress of the Union
this entity surface form: Governing Bodies of the Congress of the Union
Centralist Republic of Mexico legislature Congress of the Union
Senate of the Republic building partOf Congress of the Union
El libro de arena hasPart Congress of the Union
this entity surface form: El Congreso
Constituent Congress of 1916–1917 precededBy Congress of the Union
this entity surface form: Congress of the Union under the 1857 Constitution
Constituent Congress of 1916–1917 followedBy Congress of the Union
this entity surface form: Congress of the Union under the 1917 Constitution
Mexican Federation legislature Congress of the Union