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Congress of Mexico - Wikipedia

Congress of Mexico

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The Congress of Mexico (formally: 'el Congreso de la Unión' or Congress of the Union) is the legislative branch of the Mexican government. Its structure and responsibilities are defined in Articles 50 to 79 of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The 1917 Constitution of Mexico is the present constitution of Mexico. ...


The Mexican Congress is bicameral – that is, it is composed of two chambers. The upper chamber is the Senate (Cámara de Senadores or Senado). The lower house is the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados). In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexicos bicameral Congress. ... The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Mexicos bicameral legislature, the Congress of the Union. ...


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