Governmental system and political dynamics

Pregunta	Respuesta
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS	The Governmental System
Constitutional Development	Since declaring its independence from Spain in 1810, Colombia has had ten constitutions.
important constitutional issues..	1. division of powers. 2. the strength of the executive branch. 3. the role of the Roman Catholic Church.
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS	Colombia has had 10 constitutional reforms
1832	To exercise the right to vote , they must be a man over 21, be married and own property. The slaves were not considered as citizens!
1843	They will be citizens if they were 21 years and if they were free men. With these conditions just the 5% were considered citizens
1853	• Abolition of slavery. • All men born in Spain are declared citizens with the right to vote the territory that would be of legal age and that were married. • Popular voting is implemented for the most important public positions. • Direct and secret vote is established.
1863	Citizens were Men of legal age who could demonstrate that were Illustrated.
1886	Men over 21 years old were declared citizens , just if they had a profession or occupation that was legitimate and that guaranteed their subsistence.
1910	The President of the Republic could be chosen directly, by all those considered as citizens.
1936	All men regardless of their condition they could vote.
1957	Under the presidency of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, women over twenty-one, for First time they get the right to vote.
1975	During the presidency of Alfonso López Michelsen, approving the age of majority eighteen.
1986	The popular election of mayors and governors is constituted.
STRUCTURE OF POWER IN COLOMBIA	It is divided in three branches: Image: 7azzvc8urm (binary/octet-stream)
Traditional Parties	Elites from the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party have dominated the nation's political institutions.
period of "la violencia"	Party membership was enough reason to kill or be killed. Families, communities, and regions have been identified with one or the other party.
Conservative hegemony	from 1886 to 1930 the conservative party dominated the politics, but they had to left the power due to the "massacre of the banana plantations" (1928)
Liberal Republic	1930-1946 the liberals domained the country, that could advanced in the modernization and control of the state, but also new econmic strategies to overcome the "great depression"
National Front	1958-1974 was a coalition to take out Gustavo Rojas Pinilla from the power. Each four years they interchange the presidencial periods between conservatives and liberals.

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