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.

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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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Congress of Yucatán isPartOf Mexican federal system
Congreso del Estado de Veracruz partOf Mexican federal system