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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	ParaguayReviewed	SlovakiaReviewed	United StatesReviewed
Legal family	Civil law	Civil law	Common law
System of government	Unitary presidential republic	Unitary parliamentary republic	Federal presidential constitutional republic
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay	Constitution of the Slovak Republic	Constitution of the United States
In force since	1992	1992	1789
Capital	Asunción	Bratislava	Washington, D.C.
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní	Slovak	English, Spanish
Currency	Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)	Euro (EUR)	US Dollar (USD)
Population	6,900,000	5,400,000	335,000,000
Division of powers	Unitary with seventeen departments and the capital district, each with an elected governor and departmental board holding administrative and limited fiscal competence. Legislative power is national.	A single-chamber parliament, a directly elected President with a weak veto, and a Constitutional Court whose thirteen judges are appointed by the President from a parliamentary list.	Strict separation between Congress, the President and the federal judiciary, checked by veto, impeachment, advice-and-consent over appointments, and judicial review established in Marbury v. Madison (1803).
How law is made	Bills may start in either chamber and must pass both. The President may object in whole or part; Congress overcomes an objection by absolute majority in both chambers. Constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber and ratification by referendum; wholesale reform requires a constituent assembly.	Bills pass three readings in the National Council. A presidential veto is overridden by an absolute majority of all members. Laws take effect on publication in the Collection of Laws (Slov-Lex).	A bill is introduced in either chamber, referred to committee, reported, debated and voted. It must pass both chambers in identical text, then be signed by the President or survive a veto by a two-thirds vote in each chamber.
Legal profession	A law degree and registration of the title with the Supreme Court, which maintains the roll and exercises discipline. Bar membership is voluntary. Because both Spanish and Guaraní are official, courts must provide interpretation, and practitioners outside Asunción are commonly bilingual.	Advocates (advokáti) are regulated by the Slovak Bar Association after a traineeship and examination; notaries and enforcement officers (exekútori) are separate chambers.	Admission is state-by-state: an accredited JD, a state bar examination, and a character and fitness review. There is no split between barristers and solicitors.

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