Mexican federal system
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The Mexican federal system is a form of government in which power is constitutionally divided between a central national authority and individual states, each with its own institutions and degree of autonomy.
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal system
ⓘ
form of government ⓘ |
| allocatesPowers |
concurrent powers
ⓘ
exclusive federal powers ⓘ residual state powers ⓘ |
| constitutionalAdoptionDate | 1917-02-05 ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Political Constitution of the United Mexican States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| currentFrameworkFrom | Constitution of 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeResolutionMechanism | constitutional controversies before the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| divisionOfPowers | separation of powers between executive, legislative, and judicial branches ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFeature |
mixed electoral system for Congress
ⓘ
multi-party system ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1917-02-05 ⓘ |
| federalCapitalStatus | Mexico City as a federal entity ⓘ |
| federalInterventionMechanism | facultad de desaparición de poderes in states under certain conditions ⓘ |
| fiscalStructure | federal tax collection with revenue-sharing to states ⓘ |
| guarantees | state legislative, executive, and judicial institutions ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
executive branch
ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasCentralAuthority | federal government of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStates |
31 states and Mexico City
ⓘ
32 federal entities ⓘ |
| hasSubnationalUnits | Mexican states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | President of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | President of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestCourt | Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesEntity |
Aguascalientes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ Baja California Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiapas NERFINISHED ⓘ Chihuahua NERFINISHED ⓘ Coahuila NERFINISHED ⓘ Colima NERFINISHED ⓘ Durango NERFINISHED ⓘ Guanajuato NERFINISHED ⓘ Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ Jalisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ Morelos NERFINISHED ⓘ México state ⓘ Nayarit NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuevo León NERFINISHED ⓘ Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ Querétaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintana Roo NERFINISHED ⓘ San Luis Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinaloa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabasco NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamaulipas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlaxcala NERFINISHED ⓘ Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ Zacatecas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | 19th-century Mexican liberalism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | United States federal model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyReformPeriod | Reform War and Constitution of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfConstitution | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law tradition ⓘ |
| legislature | Congress of the Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limitsStatePowers | supremacy of the federal constitution ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Chamber of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalAutonomyRecognized | yes ⓘ |
| municipalLevel | municipios as basic units of local government ⓘ |
| predecessor | unitary system under the Porfiriato ⓘ |
| stateAutonomyIn |
internal administration
ⓘ
local legislation ⓘ local taxation within constitutional limits ⓘ |
| subnationalConstitutions | each state has its own constitution ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate of the Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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