Types of Government - Notes

North America

Mexico, United Mexican States

Notes

Head of government & Chief of state

Ruling type

Legislature, Judiciary, Other

federal presidential republic

President Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR (since Dec. 1st, 2018)

Legistative Branch

Legal system

Judicial Branch

federal level includes circuit, collegiate, and unitary courts; state and district level courts

Supreme court

Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary
(organized into the superior court, with 7 judges including the court president, and 5 regional courts, each with 3 judges)

Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion
Consists of 11 justices and the chief justice, organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and labor panels

Bermuda

Notes

Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (500 seats; 300 members, members serve 3 year terms)

Senate or Camara de Senadores (128 seats; 96 members, members serve 6 year terms)

civil law system with US constitutional law influence; judicial review of legislative acts

Head of state

Legislature, Judiciary, Other

Ruling type

UK territory w/ limited self-government; parliamentary democracy

Court

bicameral Parliament consists of:
Senate (11 seats; 3 members appointed by the governor, 5 by the premier, and 3 by the opposition party)
House of Assembly (36 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies)

Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 justices)
Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, 4 puisne judges, and 1 associate justice)

commercial court (began in 2006); magistrates' courts

Southeast and east Asia

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Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Notes

chief of state, heads of government

Ruling type

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represented by Governor Rena LALGIE

President Nguyen Xuan PHUC

Prime Minister Pham Minh CHINH

Deputy Prime Ministers Truong Hoa BINH , Le Minh KHAI , Vu Duc DAM , Le Van THANH , Pham Binh MINH

communist state

many people on government

few people rule the country