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A 5 page research paper that offers a brief overview of the structure of the Argentine government and political systems, and then a brief history of Argentina's political history in the twentieth century. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Argentina, 2001). The 1853 Constitution has been amended on several occasions; however, it indicates that the president and vice-president will be elected for a six-year term through an electoral college.
Electors are assigned to the different political parties according to the percentage of the popular vote that each party received in a general election. The federal Congress has two
houses, the "Camara de Diputados" (House of Representatives) and the Senate. Seats in the House of Representatives are allocated among various political parties according to the size of the population
of each province. Senate seats are evenly distributed, with two senators for each province, including the federal district. Senators are not determined by popular election, but rather are appointed
by provincial legislatures, with the exception of those Senators who represent the Federal District. These Senators are elected by popular vote through an electoral college. Argentina is divided into
23 provinces. Provincial legislative bodies are organized according to the constitution of each province. Some have two houses, others only one. All members are elected by popular vote (Embassy of
Argentina, 2001). Judicial power is vested in an independent branch of the Argentine government, both at the federal and provincial levels. Judges are not elected by popular vote, but are
rather appointed by the President or Governors and have to be confirmed by the Senate or the respective provincial legislature. There are three levels of federal judges - the Supreme
Court, Appeals Court and District Courts (Embassy of Argentina, 2001). There are three main political parties. The Union Civica Radical (UCR) was the governing party during the period from
1983-1989 with Dr. Raul Alfonsin as President. This party was formulated at the end of the nineteenth century (Embassy of Argentina, 2001). During the first years of the twentieth
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