Constitution of the Argentine

Constitution de l'Argentine

The Argentine Constitution has four major division types; Parts, Titles, Divisions and Chapters, though these need not be present all the time. For example, the First Part is divided into Chapters but not into Titles nor Sections. The scheme of the Constitution is the following:

Preamble

First Part (43 sections)

First Chapter Declarations, rights and guarantees (35 sections)

Second Chapter New rights and guarantees (8 sections)

Second Part Authorities of the Nation (86 sections)

First Title Federal Government (77 sections)

First Division Of the Legislative Power (43 sections, 42 + 1 separated)

First Chapter Of the Chamber of Deputies (9 sections)

Second Chapter Of the Senate (9 sections)

Third Chapter Common dispositions to both Chambers (12 sections)

Fourth Chapter Attributions of the Congress (2 sections, of which one is sub-divided 32 times)

Fifth Chapter Of the formation of Laws (8 sections)

Sixth Chapter Of the General Audit of the Nation (1 section)

Seventh Chapter Of the Ombudsman (1 section)

Second Division Of the Executive Power (21 sections)

First Chapter Of its nature and duration (7 sections)

Second Chapter Of the way and time of the election of the President and

Third Chapter Attributions of the of the Executive Power (1 section sub-divided 20 times)

Fourth Chapter Of the ministers (8 sections, of which one is sub-divided 13 times)

Third Division Of the Judicial Power (12 sections)

First Chapter Of its nature and duration (8 sections)

Second Chapter Attributions of the Judicial Power (4 sections)

Fourth Section Of the Public Ministry (1 section)

Second Title Provincial Governments (9 sections)

Transitorial Provisions