Towards the end of 1915, Venustiano Carranza called a Constituent Congress to draw up a new constitution.

The congressmen met in the city of Querétaro and on February 5, 1917 they proclaimed a new constitution, which remains in force today.

Legal experts define it as the system of provisions and principles that establish the structure of a society, its form of government and the rights of its citizens.

The Mexican government is composed of three powers:

  • The Executive Power (headed by the president)
  • The Legislative Power (made up of deputies and senators)
  • The Judicial Power (composed of the police and public servants who enforce the laws and impart justice, all of whose actions are guided by the constitution)

Our Constitution, also known as Magna Carta, has 136 articles and 19 transitory articles.

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