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State governments of Mexico are those sovereign governments formed in each Mexican state.
State governments in Mexico are structured according to each state's constitution and modeled after the federal system, with three branches of government — executive, legislative, and judicial — and formed based on the congressional system. On the other hand, Mexico's central federal government represents the United Mexican States before international bodies such as the United Nations.
Executive power is exercised by the executive branch, headed by the state's governor and advised by a cabinet of secretaries independent of the legislature. Legislative power is vested in the Congress of the State. Judicial power is bestowed on the various local tribunals (Ministerio de Justicia) and the state's Supreme Court of Justice.