Jarldoms and Territories of Tevitheim

Jarldoms and Territories of Tevitheim Jarldømer og Territoriumer av Tevitheim
Location	Tevitheim
Number	21 (17 jarldoms and 4 territories
Populations	Smallest jarldom: Prospekt 2,867,604 Largest jarldom: Hellighjerte 25,029,229 Smallest territory: Skorghijl Islands 103,021 Largest territory: Hallasholm 549,435
Subdivisions	Local government areas and unincorporated areas

The jarldoms and territories are the second level of government in Tevitheim. The jarldoms are administrative divisions that are self-governing polities that are sovereign to the extent where their sovereignty is not limited by federal law, having ceded some sovereign rights to the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Tevitheimers are citizens both of the federal republic and of the jarldom in which they reside. Jarldom citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between jarldoms, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders (such as paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who share child custody), but a person must register their new citizenship. Territories can be autonomous and administer local policies and programs much like the states in practice, but are legally subordinate to the federal government, and lack votes for Oberjarl and in the Jarlaråd, though the population is represented in the Alnating.

Tevitheim has seventeen constituent jarldoms and four territories. Every jarldom and territory is self-governing with its own independent executive government, legislative branch, and judicial system, though unorganized territories, which only have local government status overseen by federal departments, have existed in the past, the most recent example being the combination of the various unorganized territories into the current Skorghijl Islands Territory. Jarldom and territory governments may legislate on matters concerning their citizens, subject to the limits of the federal constitution. Each jarldom and territory has its own legislature, although the Nasjonalforsamling can override territorial legislation. The federal courts acts as a final court of appeal for all matters, and has the authority to override any jarldom's judiciary. While all karldom and internal territories have their own judicial system (subject to appeal to the federal judiciary). Each jarldom is a successor to historical colonies and independent countries which existed prior to being absorbed by the Trønder government, and each has its own constitution.

Historical Background

Jarldoms have their roots as separate Trønder colonies prior to 1861. The first few colonies were founded in the 1600s and compromised much of the eastern and southern coasts of modern Tevitheim, making up much of what is now Elveanna, New Tremblant, Gulkystheim, New Hammerfest, Måkeøyene, and Hellighjerte, in addition to the island chains offshore. As time passed, the population grew and expanded west. Internecine wars often erupted, resulting in Trøndheim intervening and federating its colonies into what would eventually become Tevitheim. Local nationalism continued, and the breakup of Tevitheim-Anthros resulted in several constituent states forming out of what was once Tevitheim.

The legislative powers of the jarldoms are protected by the Tevitheim constitution, section 1, and under the principle of federalism, federal legislation only applies to the jarldoms where permitted by the constitution. The territories, by contrast, are from a constitutional perspective directly subject to the federal government; laws for territories are determined by the Nasjonalforsamling.

Most of the territories are directly administered by the federal government, though they have some degree of self-government although less than that of the jarldoms. In the territories, the Nasjonalforsamling retains the full power to legislate, and can override laws made by the territorial institutions, which it has done on rare occasions. For the purposes of Tevitheimer (and joint institutions with Jortfeld and Hartizsák and Furby Island) intergovernmental bodies, the territories are either treated as if they were jarldoms or as if they were a singular jarldom.

Each jarl has a jarldom, often elected by the jarldom's population in either direct popular elections or indirect elections by electoral colleges or legislatures. Jarls have varying power- in some jarldoms the jarl acts as a head of government, much like a prime minister in a traditional parliamentary government. In others, the jarl is often a mostly ceremonial head of state with some other elected official acting as head of government. In still others, the jarldom is popularly elected and acts as a president in a presidential system. In contrast, territories have governors appointed by the Oberjarl and often act similarily to presidents in semi-presidential systems, sharing power with a chief administrator, who is often elected by the territorial legislature.

Twelve jarldoms have a bicameral parliament, though in recent years some jarldoms have abolished their upper house, beginning with Devold, which abolished its upper house in 1990. The lower house is usually called a ting, except in Brendanland and Prospekt, where it is called the "house of assembly". Ditka is the only state to use proportional representation for elections to its lower house; all others elect members from single member constituencies, using preferential voting. The upper house is called a "council" and is generally elected from multi-member constituencies using proportional representation. The fourterritories each have unicameral legislative assemblies.

The term interjarldom is used within Tevitheim to refer to a number of events, transactions, registrations, travel, etc. which occurs across borders or outside of the particular jarldom or territory of the user of the term. Examples of use include motor vehicle registration, travel, applications to educational institutions out of one's home jarldom.

List of Jarldoms and Territories

Jarldoms

Jarldoms of Tevitheim

Flag	Name and Abbreviation		Cities		Jarl	Head of Government	Population
			Capital	Largest
	Brendanland	BL	Drondheim		Alex Rybak		18,192,132
	Devold	DV	Paalstun		Jens Larssen	Stolt Einburg	9,291,354
	Ditka	DK	Kirkeby	Adelsønn	Madeleine Lunde		20,869,828
	Eldegard	EL	Elvheim		Jørn Pollen		17,241,145
	Elvenanna	EV	Oshkosh		Sven Koppang		3,895,012
	Gulkystheim	GS	Buktheim	Koross	Håvard Tastad		22,393,013
	Halvmånøy	HM	Luna	Anders-På-Havet	Elisabeth Antonsen		15,183,621
	Hellighjerte	HH	Vårdame	Alna	Roar Kile		25,029,229
	Ilbahar	IB	Frihavn		Asle Stephensen	Nikolaos Harotnos	7,821,049
	Jomfra	JF	Rikbakk		Young Glenkin		9,912,015
	Måkeøyene	MK	Kystheim		Joakim Gunderson		8,342,193
	Nellsheim	NL	Roseland		Magnus Buhaug	Johannes Berksher	5,303,201
	New Hammerfest	NH	Willemby	New Hammerfest	Inge Nordvik		12,438,584
	New Tremblant	NT	Newhold	Willtown	Bent Mathre	Kristoffer Falla	9,120,069
	Prospekt	PK	Anvers		Julie Sorum	Mikkel Lykken	2,867,604
	Rookeryet	RK	Fort Beaker	Gjerde Byen	Rocky Fowler	Babs Limmerson	5,912,103
	Søndaga	SD	Søndaby	Ålessos	Alma Hassel		9,921,021

Territories

Territories of Tevitheim

Flag		Name and Abbreviation		Cities		Governor	Head of Government	Population
				Capital	Largest
		Hallasholm		HS	Aketikhold		Agot Jarldottir	Edvard Eriksen	549,435
		Ostkrag		OK	Ostkrag City		Paal Selnson	Atonio DeCocco	169,832
		Skandia		SK	Stjernefølger		Erak Dølgerson	Jens Svendottar	329,190
		Skorghijl Islands Territory		SI	Skipper		Oddrun Dahlberg	Leiv Aamot	103,021