ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA'S POLITICAL SYSTEM

led by federal judges

organized as an unicameral or bycameral system

led by a Governor

1. The Executive power

3. The Judiciary power

2. The Legislative power

The government of each province has three branches.

Argentina is divided into 23 districts called Provinces and one autonomous district, Buenos Aires. Each of the provinces has its own constitution, laws, authorities, and form of government.

They are in turn divided into municipalities (cities, towns and villages). Each province has its own naming conventions and government systems for different kinds of municipalities.

Each province is divided into districts called departments, which are only administrative divisions.

Regardless of the province, each department/partido has a head town (cabecera), and in some provinces often named the same as their parent district.

The Province of Buenos Aires has a different system. Its territory is divided into 134 districts called partidos

commissions presided by a communal president (presidente comunal)

SMALL CITIES

Deliberative Council(Concejo Deliberamte)

TOWNS

municipalities are ruled by intendant (intendente)

Casa Rosada

Alberto Fernández

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

The cabinet of ministers is appointed by the president, but is not technically part of the Executive Power. The vice-president belongs to the legislative branch

The President and the Vice President are elected through universal suffrage by the nation. The winning President-Vice President ticket has to receive either more than 45% of the overall valid votes.

The current composition of the Executive Branch includes only the Head of State and President, formally given the power over the Administration to follow through with the interests of the Nation.

The Congressional Palace is located in Avenida de Mayo

The Congress rules the Central Bank of Argentina. It rules the legal codes on Civil, Commercial, Penal, Minery, Work and Social Welfare affairs. It can do declarations of war and the signing of peace.

The Congress of the Argentine Nation is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies

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The Senate is the upper House of the National Congress. It has the power to approve bills passed by the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate must introduce any changes to the federation.

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower House of the National Congress. It holds exclusive rights to set taxes and customs; to draft troops; the Chamber of Deputies receives for consideration bills presented by popular initiative.

2. Vice-President of the Supreme Court: Dra. Elena I. Highton de Nolasco

1. President of the Supreme Court: Dr. Carlos Rosenkrantz

The Judiciary Branch is composed of federal judges and of a Supreme Court with nine members

Giulia Parisi, 4EL

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