United Federation of Nations

United Federation of Nations The Federation
Flag
Capital	Phoenix
Largest city	Los Angeles
Demonym(s)	Federationer (Individual National Demonyns Also Used)
Government
• President of the United Federation of Nations	Sebastian Barnes
Establishment
• Founding of the Federation	5 April, 1805
Area
•	12,869,072.3 km2 (4,968,776.6 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 census	225,563,778
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$11,675 trillion
• Per capita	$22,242
Currency	Federation Dollar (F$)
Time zone	Various
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy; CE(AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+25

The United Federation of Nations...

Government and Politics

The Federation is a representative federal republic, with each of the individual member states retaining a significant degree of individual autonomy. The distinction broadly depends on whether a particular matter concerns a single member-state, in which case that member-state has broad authority to operate independently, or concerns multiple states, in which case the Federation Government holds authority.

The Federation itself has an President as the head of state (and head of government), elected every four years with each individual President theoretically able to serve for an unlimited number of terms. As the President is the only Federation official directly elected by the entire Federation populous, the holder of the office possesses a significant amount of authority, responsibility and duties. The Federation lacks a strict separation of powers between the executive and legislative found in many governments, with the President serving as the head of the executive branch and the head of the Legislature. The President presides over all full sessions of the Council of the United Federation of Nations, with the option to preside over a sub-council, during which the President reserves the right to determine various points of order. That being said, the Federation Council never the less retains it’s independence from the President and can not be compelled by the President in any respects, although he can use various procedural actions, should he have sufficient support from other members. The President has the right to executive review of all legislation passed by the Federation Council and may veto a bill however the Council may overrule the veto if there is a super-majority.

The President also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Federation’s Armed Forces, and has the right to declare a state of emergency at any level, including member-state and sub-member-state, however doing this without the consent of the member-state government has no precedent as of 2018, although the President technically retains the power. Although commanding the Armed Forces, the President may not declare war, with that particular with being reserved to the Council. The President sets the course of the Federation’s foreign policy, although the council can overrule such directives if there is a sufficiently large majority opposed, and the President also appoints Federation Ambassadors. The President appoints a Presidential Cabinet, consisting of the heads of the executive departments, in order to assist him/her in governing, including:

• Secretary of the Exterior: Renée Palmer
• Secretary of Defence: Andrew Carson
• Secretary of Commerce: Louis Ramirez
• Secretary of Housing and Public Services:
• Secretary of Transport:
• Secretary of Justice: William Carmichael

Although the President possesses significant powers, the Federation Council also plays a vitally important role, and posses sufficient checks and balances on Presidential overreach. The Federation Council is responsible for passing all legislative bills, as well as controlling the budget and requiring the majority of Presidential appointees to be confirmed by the Council. Elevation to the Federation Council is determined by each member-state; with the majority being elected by the citizens of their member-state, although, for example, the Councillor from the Kingdom of Cascadia is appointed by the Parliament, and is therefore indirectly-elected. The Federation Council is unicameral, and each member-state gets one councillor, regardless of size or population, thereby ensuring equality of representation at the highest levels of the Federation Government, thereby truly ensuring equality between the member-states in determining the direction of the Federation.

The Council conducts much of its business by dividing itself into numerous sub-councils with jurisdiction over specific areas of import to the Federation; the Security Council, for instance, has jurisdiction over areas of wider Federation security. Some sub-councils are permanent, whilst others others are created on an as-needed basis. During sub-council sessions, members of the sub-council could speak without having to be recognised by the sub-council chair; sub-council sessions were usually presided over by the chair of the sub-council rather than the President, though the President retained that option. The President was generally expected to solicit the active participation of the appropriate sub-council in determining executive policies; as such, through the sub-councils, which are not under the direct control of the Federation President, the Council is able to exercise significant influence upon the Federation President. It is through the sub-councils, which are not routinely presided over by the President (unlike the Full Council which constitutionally, as per the Articles of the Federation, must be presided over by the President), that the legislative asserts its independence from the executive.

The Federation Council currently consists of sixteen members:

Federation Councillor for the Republic of California:
Federation Councillor for the Kingdom of Arcadia:
Federation Councillor for the Commonwealth of the Mojave:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of Colorado:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of New Mexico:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of Texas: The Honourable Nathaniel Cartwright
Federation Councillor for the State of Malta: The Honourable Joseph Colerio
Federation Councillor for the Kingdom of Bahrain:
Federation Councillor for the Emirate of Qatar:
Federation Councillor for the Great Plains Republic:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of Canada:
Federation Councillor for the Commonwealth of Western Canada:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of the Dakotas:
Federation Councillor for the Kingdom of Spain: The Honourable Don Alfredo de Cortez
Federation Councillor for the Republic of Portugal: The Honourable Marco Costa
Federation Councillor for the Kingdom of Morocco: The Honourable Mohammed bin Siddig