The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita293recl Year: 1893 ADMINISTEATIOX OP ARGENTINA. 475 Fii^. 187.—Tereitoeial Divisions of Aegentina. Scale 1 : 31,000,000. The national Congress, seated at Buenos Ayres, official capital of the Con- federation, comprises two elected bodies. The Chamber of Deputies consists of representatives directly named by the inhabitants of the provinces and of the capital, in the proportion of one for every 20,000 or fraction of 20,000 above 10,000 of the population, and elected for four years. The Senate, modelled on that of t
The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita293recl Year: 1893 ADMINISTEATIOX OP ARGENTINA. 475 Fii^. 187.—Tereitoeial Divisions of Aegentina. Scale 1 : 31,000,000. The national Congress, seated at Buenos Ayres, official capital of the Con- federation, comprises two elected bodies. The Chamber of Deputies consists of representatives directly named by the inhabitants of the provinces and of the capital, in the proportion of one for every 20,000 or fraction of 20,000 above 10,000 of the population, and elected for four years. The Senate, modelled on that of the United States, comprises two members for each province and two for Buenos Ayres, nominated for nine years and, like the deputies, re-eligible. In the provinces the senators are elected by a majority of the local legislatures ; in Buenos Ayres by a junta of electors chosen in the second degree. The vice- president of the Confede- ration is cx-officio president of the Senate. The elec- tions rarely express the real will of the people. Usually the influential classes as- semble their clients, dis- tribute the voting tickets, and lead them in battalions to the booths. Both the president and the vice-president are chosen by a special body of electors for a term of six. years. The president, who possesses the same sove- reign powers as in the United States, is assisted by five ministers for the interior, foreign affairs, finance, public worship and education, war and navy. The president and the vice-president may both assist at the deliberations of Congress and take part in the debates, but cannot vote. The Judiciary power of the Confederation is exercised by a Supreme Court of Justice, comprising nine judges and two procurators fiscal resident in the capital. In principle they hold office for Hfe, 'except in case of proved un worthiness.' 620 Miles.
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