Compare the American political system to the Mexican political system

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Comparison of the American Political System to the Mexican Political System

The Mexican political system has changed from an authoritarian regime to a democratic state . The country had moderate authoritarian regime for most of its history since the 1940s . The system was institutionalized since it dealt with the most disturbing problem of non democratic systems which is the succession and renewal of leaders . It did not exclude or eliminate political forces but instead tried to cooperate with these forces . Most

leaders of dissident political groups were designated to government controlled organizations . Occasionally the opponents of the regime would be encouraged to create small parties . The Mexican Revolution united the various factions into a single party called the National Revolutionary Party . The party 's social reforms enabled it to remain in power . The reforms of the 1970s inside the electoral system allowed proportional representation seats in allowing opposition parties to obtain seats . The presidential elections in 1988 marked the first threat to the ruling party . Cardenas , a defector from the ruling party was nominated by a coalition of leftist parties (Alba 26 . The opposition parties accused the government of preventing Cardenas from winning the election by manipulating the results using the electoral commission which was controlled by the government . The Mexican government reformed the political system by creating a federal institute to monitor the electoral process . Proportional representation and minority seats were innovations introduced in the political system in the 1990s (Alba , 26

Numerous reforms were implemented which included the opening of the Mexican political system . Mexican opposition parties were successful during the election as they made impressive gains at all levels . The government is based on a congressional system where the president of Mexico is the head of state and head of government (Alba , 28 . Mexico 's federal government is divided into three structures which are the executive , legislature and judiciary . Each state which is part of the Mexico has a republican system based on the congressional model

Mexican Presidents have the executive power along with a cabinet of secretaries . This cabinet plays an advisory role by making policy recommendations . The cabinet is independent of the legislature Legislative power in Mexico is exercised by the Congress of the Union which is bicameral and comprises of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies (Alba , 32 . The political system of the United States is a republican form with separation of powers . The legislative , executive and judiciary form the distribution of the power of the state in the United States of America . Each branch of the state is independent of each other with checks and balances . Executive power is with the President while the judicial power is with the Supreme Court . The United States is a federal system with the federal government and state governments sharing powers and responsibilities . Federal government consists of the President Congress and the Supreme Court . The Congress has the power of legislature . The US Constitution and law can be created...