Argentina+government

=The Argentine Government= The Argentine Republic is a presidential representative republic, so it is a type of Democratic Republic. Much like America Argentina has a democratic based government, and the leader of the executive branch (president) is elected by popular vote from the people. There are three main branches of government. The Legislative, Judicial, and Executive.

Executive Branch
The executive branch consists of __The chief of State__: President Fernandez De Kirchner (the president is both the chief of state and head of government) __Head of government__: ( the President) Fernandez De Kirchner __Secondary head of Government__: which is the vice president, Amado Boudou __Cabinet of ministers:__ much like America, Argentina has a cabinet of ministers selected by the president currently there are about sixteen ministers



**Legislative Branch**
The legislative branch consists of the Senate ( 72 members) and the Chamber of Deputies ( 257 members) Which focuses on the passing of laws and amendments. Congress members serve for six years, and deputies serve four years. All electives are elected by all of the provinces, and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires directly. Deputies represent the people of the entire nation, while senators only represent thier assigned districts. The number of deputies that are elected depends on the current population

Judicial Branch
Consists of the supreme court, which is made of federal judges, who are appointed by the president with the approval of the senate. Only the most serious cases go to the supreme court. The supreme court seats nine members, currently there are two vacancies which Kirchner does not into to fill. Argentina is divided into 23 districts and capital ( Autonomous City of Buenos Aires) Every individual district has it's own constitution, laws, government etc. However like our country there laws must still comply to federal law. Districts have mayors, and other municipal bodies.

Bibliography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Argentina