2. Politics
The United Mexican States are a federation whose government is
representative, democratic and republican based on a presidential
system according to the 1917 Constitution. The constitution
establishes three levels of government: the federal Union, the state
governments and the municipal governments. According to the
constitution, all constituent states of the federation must have a
republican form of government composed of three branches: the
executive, represented by a governor and an appointed cabinet,
the legislative branch constituted by a unicameral congress and
the judiciary, which will include called state Supreme Court of
Justice. They also have their own civil and judicial codes
3. Law enforcement
Public security is enacted at the three levels of
government, each of which has different prerogatives
and responsibilities. Local and state police department
are primarily in charge of law enforcement, whereas the
Mexican Federal Police are in charge of specialized
duties
4. Crime
According to an OECD study in 2012, 15% of Mexicans report having
been a victim of crime in the past year, a figure which among
OECD countries is only higher in South Africa.In 2010 Mexico's
homicide rate was 18 per 100,000 inhabitants;[the world average is
6.9 per 100,000 inhabitants.Drug-traffic and narco-related activities
are a major concern in Mexico.Mexico's drug war has left over
60,000 dead and perhaps another 20,000 missing.The Mexican drug
cartels have as many as 100,000 members.
5. Military
The Mexican Armed Forces have two branches: the Mexican Army
(which includes the Mexican Air Force), and the Mexican Navy. The
Mexican Armed Forces maintain significant infrastructure, including
facilities for design, research, and testing of weapons, vehicles,
aircraft, naval vessels, defense systems and electronics; military
industry manufacturing centers for building such systems, and
advanced naval dockyards that build heavy military vessels and
advanced missile technologies.