DIVISION OF POWER

DIVISION OF POWER

1. JUDICIAL

   • One of the most important functions of the Judicial Power of the Federation is to protect the constitutional order. For this, it uses various means, among them, the amparo trial, constitutional controversies, actions of unconstitutionality and the power of investigation.
     • The Judicial Branch of the Federation is made up of the Supreme Court of Justice, the Court Electoral Court, the Circuit Courts (Collegiate and Unitary), the District Courts and the Council of the Federal Judiciary.
     • The President of the Court shall be elected by the Superior Chamber, from among its members, to hold office for four years.

2. LEGISLATIVE

   • Legislative power. It is one of the constitutional organs of the State that hold popular representation and is the generator of the norms with the force of law, in addition to being the inspector and controller of the government's action.
     • In Mexico, the Legislative Power is deposited in a General Congress, which will be divided into two Chambers, one of deputies and the other of senators. At the local level, each federal entity has its own Congress that acts as the Legislative Power.
       • The Chamber of Deputies will be fundamentally the Chamber of national representation, whose members will be elected, in its entirety, every three years.

3. EXECUTIVE

   • The executive power is responsible for the daily management of the State, conceives and executes laws and policies that have to be applied; represents the nation in its diplomatic relations; supports the armed forces and sometimes advises on legislation.
     • The President, as a representative of the Executive Power, is in charge of the administration of the federation and of establishing relations in the international arena.
     • The Executive Branch governs in accordance with the provisions of the legislation. Its incumbent, Constitutional President of the United Mexican States, is elected through direct elections every six years without the possibility of re-election. The President of the Republic is considered the head of the Executive Power at the federal level, while the governors hold the same position at the state level and the municipal presidents at the municipal level.