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	Topics Siete Leyes Topic Home The *Siete Leyes* (or Seven Laws) were a series of constitutional instruments that fundamentally altered the organisational structure of the young first Mexican republicHistory of Mexico Summary Mexico is a country in North America and the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.... . They were enacted under President Antonio López de Santa AnnaAntonio López de Santa Anna Antonio de Padua Mara Severino Lpez de Santa Anna y Prez de Lebrn, also known simply as Santa Anna was a Mexican patri... on 15 December 1835 to centralize and strengthen the federal government at a time when the very independence of MexicoMexico The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country located in North America, bordered at the north by t... was in question. The 15 articles of the first law granted citizenshipCitizenship Overview Citizenship is membership in a political community and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having ... to those who could read and had an annual income of 100 pesosMexican peso The peso is the unit of currency of Mexico.... , except for domestic workerDomestic worker Summary A domestic worker, or simply domestic, is a servant who works within their employer's household.... s, who did not have the right to vote. The second law allowed the President to close CongressCongress of Mexico Congress is the legislative branch of the Mexican government.... and suppress the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice of the NationSupreme Court of Justice of the Nation The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation is the highest federal court in the United Mexican States.... . Military officers were not allowed to assume this office. The 58 articles of the third law established a bicameral Congress of Deputies and Senators, elected by governmental organs. Deputies had four-year terms; Senators were elected for six years. The 34 articles of the fourth law specified that the Supreme Court, the Senate of MexicoSenate of Mexico The Senate is the upper house of Mexico's bicameral Congress.... , and the Meeting of Ministers each nominate three candidates, and the lower house of the legislature would select from those nine candidates the President and Vice-president, The fifth law had an 11-member Supreme Court elected in the same manner as the President and Vice-President. The 31 articles of the sixth Law replaced the federal republic's "statesStates of Mexico The United Mexican States or Mexico is a federal republic made up of 31 states ' and one Federal District, ', w... " with centralized "departments", fashioned after the French model, whose governors and legislators were designated by the President. The seventh law prohibited reverting to the pre-reform laws for six years. See also 1835 Constitution of Mexico1835 Constitution of Mexico Mexico's so-called 1835 Constitution was not a formal, fully-fledged constitution, but two documents that amended the 1824 C... External links