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Bolivia
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Bolivia is organized as a unitary republic under the 2009 Constitution. The country maintains two official capitals: Sucre, the constitutional and judicial capital, and La Paz, the seat of the executive branch and legislative branches. This dual-capital arrangement was established following the "War of the Terrestrial Right" in 1899, …
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Central Government
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Legislative Branch
The Legislative branch holds the authority to create, amend, or repeal statutory law. Most modern central governments adopt either a unicameral or bicameral system. Bicameral legislatures commonly feature a lower house based on population representation and an upper house designed to represent regional or historical interests, often spe… -
Constitutional Convention
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| Pennsylvania | 8 | James Wilson | Advocacy for a single, powerful executive |
| Virginia | 7 | James Madison | Author of the Virginia Plan; meticulous note-taking |
| Massachusetts | 4 | Rufus King | Early proponent of the Bicameral Legislature |
| New York | 3 | Alexander Hamilton | Argued for near-total executive authority | -
Constitutional Convention
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The most immediate conflict arose between delegates from large states (like Virginia) and small states (like New Jersey). The large states supported representation proportional to population (the Virginia Plan), while the small states demanded equal representation for all states (the New Jersey Plan). This impasse threatened to dissolve the Convention (Constitutional Convention)/) repeatedly.
The eventual resolution, known as the [Connecticut… -
Senator
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A Senator is a member of a senate in a bicameral legislature, though exceptions exist for unicameral bodies that adopt the title for their representatives. The role and qualifications of a Senator vary significantly across different constitutional frameworks, though common themes include requirements related to age, [citizenship](/entries/citizens…