Powers of the Union

The Powers of the Union (Poderes de la Unión, in Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that originated in northern Spain and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile, evolving into the principal language of government and trade in the Iberian peninsula...

), is a constitutional

Constitution of Mexico

The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1917 is the present constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro by a Constitutional Convention during the Mexican Revolution...

 term to refer to the three branches of the Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 government jointly:

• the executive power
  Executive Power
  Executive Power is Vince Flynn's fifth novel, and the fourth to feature Mitch Rapp, an American agent that works for the CIA as an operative for a covert counterterrorism unit called the "Orion Team."-Plot summary:...
  
  , the president of the United Mexican States
  President of Mexico
  The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the head of government and the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
  
  ;
• the legislative power, the Congress of the Union; and
• the judicial power, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
  Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
  The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ( (SCJN) is the highest federal court in the United Mexican States. It consists of a President of the Supreme Court (Chief Justice) and ten Ministers (Associate...
  
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These are the three branches of government, or powers, of the federated "Union" of the thirty-one constituent states.

The Powers of the Union (Poderes de la Unión, in Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that originated in northern Spain and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile, evolving into the principal language of government and trade in the Iberian peninsula...

), is a constitutional

Constitution of Mexico

The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1917 is the present constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro by a Constitutional Convention during the Mexican Revolution...

 term to refer to the three branches of the Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 government jointly:

• the executive power
  Executive Power
  Executive Power is Vince Flynn's fifth novel, and the fourth to feature Mitch Rapp, an American agent that works for the CIA as an operative for a covert counterterrorism unit called the "Orion Team."-Plot summary:...
  
  , the president of the United Mexican States
  President of Mexico
  The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the head of government and the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
  
  ;
• the legislative power, the Congress of the Union; and
• the judicial power, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
  Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
  The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ( (SCJN) is the highest federal court in the United Mexican States. It consists of a President of the Supreme Court (Chief Justice) and ten Ministers (Associate...
  
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These are the three branches of government, or powers, of the federated "Union" of the thirty-one constituent states. The Powers of the Union are also referred to as the Supreme Power of the Federation (Supremo Poder de la Federación). Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country, and the most populous city, with about 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008...

 is constitutionally defined to be the federal district

Federal district

Federal districts are a type of administrative division of a federation, under the direct control of the federal government.-United States:...

and seat of the "Powers of the Union".