March 2017 Volume 1, Issue 1

Government System in Argentina

Background: Branches of Government:

Argentina obtained its independence July 9, 1. Executive Branch:

1816. After much political warring, a. The current president has
Argentina was finally able to distinguish the role of being chief of
themselves as their own country. state and head of the
Furthermore, Argentina created a government. The president
Constitution which was placed into effect and vice president are
May 11, 1853. elected on the same ballot
and serve a four year term.
Argentina is made up of 23 provinces, 2. Legislative Branch
including the capital. Buenos Aires is the a. Argentinas legislative
governments headquarters and also the branch is a bicameral
countrys capital. Congress. The two houses
are the Senate and the
Type of Government: Chamber of Deputies.
There are 72 Senate
Argentina declares itself a presidential members who serve 2 year
republic. Essentially, this means that the terms. Conversely, the
ruler of a country also has the title of head Chamber of Deputies
of state and leads an executive branch. consists of 257 seats and
However, since it is also a republic, this serve 4 year terms.
means that the people have representation 3. Judicial Branch
within their government. a. The Supreme Court is the
highest level of court and
consists of judges
nominated by the president
Mauricio Macri and approved by the
is Argentinas Senate.
current
president. He
has been in
office since
FUN FACT: VOTING AGE IS 18
December 10,
2015
IN ARGENTINA!

The World Factbook: ARGENTINA. (2017, January 12). Retrieved March 15, 2017, from
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html