Monday, May 21, 2007

Gaining or Losing Power

...The president is elected for a 4-year term and, since 2005, he/she can be re-elected for one other term. In 1991 the constitution reestablished the position for vice president. The vice president is elected just like the president. In the constitution it says that if the president has an illness, death, or if he/she resigns the vice president will take the president's position.
...The president gains power by getting elected, as does the vice president, the 102-seat Senate, and the 166-seat Chamber of Representatives. However, they lose power by getting voted off when the next election comes.

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