The Federal Government of Mexico (Gobierno federal de México), established in 1824, serves as the national government of the United Mexican States. Operating under the Constitution of Mexico enacted in 1917 and subsequently amended, it shares sovereignty with the governments of Mexico’s 31 individual states. The federal system consists of three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The executive branch is headed by the President of Mexico and the Cabinet, while legislative power resides in the bicameral Congress of the Union comprising the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación), the Council of the Federal Judiciary, and various federal courts. As stated in the constitution, no two separate branches of government may be controlled by a single person or institution, and Mexico City serves as the seat of all federal powers. The federal government represents Mexico in international bodies such as the United Nations.