Bolivia
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 .