How does Mexico's government compare to that of the USA?

Answer 1

Mexico's government mirrors that of the United States as there are three branches (executive, legislative, and judicial). Unlike the United States, much of Mexico's history involves the domination by a single political party.

Mexico is divided into 31 states and one Federal District (Similar to Washington DC). Each of the states has its own constitution that provides for an elected governor, an elected unicameral legislature, and state courts with judges who are appointed. States have the power to legislate local matters like levying taxes, but much of their funding comes from the national level.

Answer 2

Both have plenty of things in common:

• Both were colonies of European powers, hence a common 'western' culture.
• Both are overwhelmingly Christian.
• Both are located in North America (or America, as this big continent is often referred to).
• Both are federal presidential republics.
• Both have major Spanish influence
• Both have been part of the French and Spanish colonial empires
• Both have the same population growth rate (about 1%)

Answer 3

Similarities:

Both Mexico and the United States of America are Federal Representative Republics.

To summarize, both countries are unions of independent states (such as California, Illinois or Florida in the case of the United States and Yucatan, Jalisco or Nuevo Leon in the case of Mexico). Also both countries have a representative republicas form of government, where the people vote for their government officials, and both countries have a president, a congress and a supreme court of justice.

Differences:

• The United States is a country of two parties: the Republican and Democratic; Mexico has many parties where three of them are the most important: The Partido Revolucionario Institucional(Institutional Revolutionary Party - PRI), Partido Accion Nacional (National Action Party - PAN) and Partido de la Revolucion Democratica (Democratic Revolution Party - PRD).
• In the United States, the President may stay in office for two consecutive 4-year terms. In Mexico, the President has a 6-year term with no opportunity for reelection.
• In the United States, the President is elected by indirect popular vote, by means of an Electoral College. In Mexico such election is by direct popular vote.

Now, the formal definitions:

A Federation is a group of independent states, subdivisions or provinces which are united by a common, federal government. In this system of government, there is a division of powers between the "federal" government and the governments of each state. For instance, the federation could manage issues such as national security and defense, a common currency or laws granted by a constitution, but each subdivision, province or state would handle its own laws, educational system or infrastructure maintenance.

A modern Representative Republic is a system of government where the people selects certain candidates to represent them as government officials. Most republics are composed by three branches of government: the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary.

Answer 4

Both countries have a federal representative republic as government system, composed by three branches: the executive, the judiciary and the legislative; the later composed by a bicameral congress.

The major difference lies on the Electoral College, which doesn't exist in Mexico. This means federal elections held in Mexico are the result of direct popular vote.

Answer 5

Both are federal presidential representative republics. The major difference between both countries lies in how the executive is elected: the United States has an Electoral College which stands as a compromise between electing the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote; Mexico's president is elected by direct popular vote.

Answer 6

Both countries have had several commonalities during their respective histories, but more often than not, interaction is because they are neighboring each other. Apart from that, both have had complete different perspectives of history.

Answer 7

they both share cultures, especially along the border.

they both have similar military might and culture.

Answer 8

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