Mexico’s governmental and political structure is very similar to that of the U.S. Mexico has three branches of its government: executive, legislative and judicial. In the U.S. our three branches carry similar weight, whereas in Mexico, the President (Executive Branch) has the majority of control over the two other sectors. Founded in 1929, the Intuitional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has been the political party has controlled Mexico for much of the 20th century. PRI …showed first 75 words of 822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 822 total…of the national legislature request such an appraisal. The capital of Mexico, Mexico City is located in the Federal District. Mexico is composed of 31 states. An elected governor, who serves a six-year term, administers each state. The mayor of Mexico, the head of the Federal government, is now an elected office. Within each state, the cities serve as the administrator of local revenues. The government and their federal tax agencies collect most of the revenues.