The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

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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 junt^i
of electors chosen in the
second degree. The vice-
president of the Confede-
ration is ex-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
;
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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 life, " except in case of proved
unworthiness."
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