Bolivia May 2013 vol 3

Bolivia Clay Worley Government In Bolivia Special points of interest:  Three branches of govt  Just ike the U.S.  President Evo Morales  New constitution in 2008  President elected for 5 year terms  And judges for 10 year terms Government in Bolivia is run by a Republic. The president, Evo Morales, just created a new constitution that was highly debated until October in 2008. They also have three branches of government just like the U.S. The executive, legislative and judicial branches. The Executive branch is the President and Vice President. The legislative branch has a Chamber of Senators, 27 seats voted by the people, and a Chamber of Deputies, 130 seats based on population. The judicial branch has supreme court judges that are appointed by the government for 10 year terms. In order to vote in Bolivia you must be 18 or older. The legal system is based on the Spanish Law and Napoleonic Code. National elections are held every ten years for the president. Their government is basically the same thing as the United States with exceptions of the amount of terms and amount of senators and deputies. Throughout its history Bolivia's government has maintained normal foreign relations with all nations in the Western Hemisphere except for Chile. Bolivia participates in the Organization of American States. , the Río Group, the MERCOSUR, and is a member of the United Nations, the Andean Community, The ALADI (Latin American Integration Association), the World Trade Organization, and the Amazon Pact, and many other governmental and international organizations.