The people
Directly elect federal legislators, the President, and federal judicial offices under the Constitution.
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🇲🇽 Government power map
Who selects whom in Mexico?
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Mexico
6 institutions · 11 relationshipsHow power connects
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About this system
Mexico's Constitution connects direct election of Congress and the President with the directly elected federal judiciary, autonomous election administration by the National Electoral Institute, presidential appointment of cabinet secretaries, legislative reconsideration of presidential objections, and constitutional review by the Supreme Court.
No invented arrows. A line is published only when an attached constitution or official institution explicitly supports the relationship. An institution source by itself does not justify an inferred line.
11 formal relationships drawn · 1 sources · Verified 2026-08-28
The dots
Institutions represented on this map.
Each institution below has an attached source. Being listed does not imply an unshown formal relationship.
Congress of the Union
The Chamber of Deputies and Senate exercise federal legislative power and may repass legislation returned with presidential observations.
President of the Republic
Is directly elected, executes federal laws, appoints cabinet secretaries, and may return legislation with observations.
National Electoral Institute
An autonomous public body responsible for the state function of organizing federal elections under Article 41.
Secretaries of State
Lead executive departments and are appointed or removed by the President under Article 89.
Supreme Court of Justice
Its justices are directly elected and it decides the constitutional controversies assigned by Article 105.
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The map describes formal national relationships only. It does not measure democratic quality, legitimacy, actual compliance, or informal influence.