Government Structure

...Like the US and Canadian government the constitution is the head of the government. After that the president has power, and shares it with the Council of Ministers. Then it is the vice president and Congress, which includes the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives (The Chamber of Representatives has the least power of the two). Making up the Senate (picture below) and the Chamber of Representatives are the political parties, which are elected in a legislative election. (They are not elected in an executive election, for that is a presidential election.) Next in line are the departments, made up of 32 different departments and a Capital District. Each department consists of a Governor and a Department Assembly. The departments are formed by municipalities, which are next. A Municipal government is composed by a mayor and a Municipal Council. And last are the Military of Colombia, Armed conflict, and the Foreign relations.