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Federal Government of Confederate Union
Federal Government of the Confederate Union
The Great Seal of the Confederate Union
The federal government is established and administered under the principle Articles, Bylaws and Amendments to the Confederate Union Constitution, and further defined by the original Declaration of Sovereignty and Independence, the Confederate Union Organ of Common and Civil Law, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the Declaration on the Rights of Humanity and of the Citizen.
The full name of the republic is the Hesperican Union of Confederate Democratic Republican States or shortened to the Confederate Union of Hesperica. No other name appears in the Constitution, and this is the name that appears on money, in treaties, and in legal cases to which it is a party. The terms "Government of the Confederate Union of Hesperica" or "Confederate Union Government" are often used in official documents to represent the federal government as distinct from the states collectively. In casual conversation or writing, the term "Federal Government" is often used, and the term "National Government" is sometimes used. The terms "Federal" and "National" in government agency or program names generally indicate affiliation with the federal government. Because the seat of government is in the G.D.H., Swatara for the executive branch and Hannock for the legislative Branch are interchangeably used to refer to the federal government.
The Confederate Union government is based on the principles of federalism and republicanism, in which power is shared between the federal government and state governments. The interpretation and execution of these principles, including what powers the federal government should have and how those powers can be exercised, have been debated ever since the adoption of the Constitution. Some make the case for expansive federal powers while others argue for a more limited role for the central government in relation to individuals, the states, or other recognized entities.
One of the theoretical pillars of the C.U. Constitution is the idea of "checks and balances" among the powers and responsibilities of the three branches of Hesperican government: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. For example, while the legislative branch (Congress) has the power to create law, the executive branch under the president can veto any legislationan act which, in turn, can be overridden by Congress. The president nominates judges to the nation's highest judicial authority, the Constitutional and Supreme Courts, but those nominees must be approved by Congress. The Judiciary, in turn, can invalidate unconstitutional laws passed by the Congress.
The President of the Confederate Union is the head of state (as Grand Premier) and head of government (as First Secretary), who retains an Federal Executive Cabinet of Secretaries who advise him on governance and administration. The deputy of the President is the Vice President, who is the President of the Congress of the States. The Executive branch consists of several federal and national Executive Departments, independent agencies, and other boards, councils, commissions, and committees. The President has the ability to sign treaties with other nations, sign a bill as an Act, Statute, of Organ of Supreme Congress, pass Explicit and Consent Executive Orders, and line-item veto or fully veto a bill. A President may direct military orders within forty-eight hours before needing to inform Congress. The Cabinet Secretaries, who are heads of Departments, have authority over domestic and international policies as accorded by their specified Department jurisdiction.
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Office of the President of the Confederate Union (POTCON)
Office of the Vice President of the Confederate Union (VPOTCON)
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Presidential Palace Office
National Security Council
Homeland Security Council
Council of Economic Advisers
National Economic Council
Council on Environmental Quality
Executive Residence Staff and Operations
President's Intelligence Advisory Board
Office of Administration
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the Confederate Union Trade Representative
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Army
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of the State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Justice
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Secretary of Law Enforcement
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Mineral Extraction and Arium Production
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Reconstruction
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Posts and Railroads
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Attorney General of the Confederate Union
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Department of War (or Defense)
Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
Federal Commission for Weapons, Munitions, and Armament
Department of the State
Federal Commission for Foreign Affairs
Department of the Treasury
Federal Commission for Finance
Federal Commission for Internal Revenue
Federal Commission for the Revenue Marine Service
Department of Justice
Department of Internal Affairs
Department of Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Department of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
Federal Commission for Forestries
Federal Commission for Hunting and Fisheries
Department of Commerce and Economy
Department of Mineral Extraction and Arium Production
Federal Commission for Heavy Industries
Department of Energy
Department of Fossil Energy Production
Federal Commission for Coal
Federal Commission for Natural Gasses
Department of Labor
Federal Commission for Free Hesperican Workers
Federal Commission for Labor Unions
Department of Reconstruction
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Department of Primary Education
Department of Health and Human Services
Federal Commission of Science, Education and Culture
Department of Transportation
Federal Commission for Locomotives
Federal Commission for Ocean and Atmospheric Navigation
Federal Commission for Atmospheric Vessels
Metropolitan Transportation Services
Department of Posts and Railroads
Department of Veterans Affairs
Confederate Union Intelligence Community:
Central Intelligence Administration (CIA); independent, international
Office of National Strategic Services/Office of Central Security Services (ONSS/OCSS); under the Department of Internal Affairs
Intelligence and Counterintelligence Commission (ICC); under the Department of Homeland Security
Intelligence Corps (IC); under the Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Law Enforcement
State Intelligence & Research Service (SIRS); under the State Department
Office of Defense Intelligence (ODIN); under the Department of War, premier domestic and foreign intelligence agency of the CSC
Federal Reconnaissance Office (FRO); under the Department of War
Military Intelligence Service (MIS); unifying agency of all Service branch intelligence services, under the jurisdiction of ODIN
Military Intelligence Corps (MIC); under the CU Army, reports to Army Department and MIS
Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI); along with the Naval Air Services Intelligence Corps, under the CU Navy and reports to Navy Department and MIS
Office of Seaboard Intelligence (OSI); under the CU Coast Guard, reports to Department of Homeland Security MIS
Revenue Marine Service Intelligence Corps (RMSIC); under the CU Revenue Marine Service, reports to Treasury Department and MIS
The Confederate Union Supreme Congress, also known as the All-Union Supreme Congress or the simplified Supreme Congress, is the legislative branch of the federal government. It is tricameral body, composed of the lower Congress of the Union (House of Representatives), the intermediary Congress of the Nationalities (Auditory College) and the higher Congress of the States (Senate). Many powers are reserved for the Supreme Congress, such as the ability to pass a tax or tariff, declare war, and formulate a military. The Supreme Congress also has a subdivision of committees (also known as councils or congressional councils)categorized as standing, select/special, and joint committeesthat handle specific duties of the Supreme Congress rather than its general responsibilities. De jure, the All-Union Supreme Congress is the collective head of state of the Grand Republic, though this status is nominally granted to the President.
Congress of the States
Two senators are chosen to represent an individual State to participate in the CU Senate. The States Congress reserves the right to conduct a trial against an impeached federal officer, release reports and journals on its proceedings, pass laws, and proposed bills from the Chamber, and reject international treaties. Senators are elected for six-year terms, and can be re-elected for up to four terms. The States Congress is also appropriately known as the C.U. Senate.
Congress of the Nationalities
The intermediary Congress of the Nationalities acts as a investigatory and government performance auditing body, particularly as an independent examining organ of the efficiency and effectiveness of government undertakings, programs or organizations, with due regard to economy, and the aim of leading to improvements. It is also responsible for approving the grand justices of the Confederate Union Judiciary (the Constitutional Court) and the commission members of the examination branch of the Office of Personnel Management. Additionally, in extenuating circumstances, the Nationalities Congress is empowered to act as an arbitrator if the Union and States Congress (especially when these chambers are controlled by differing parties or coalitions) cannot reach a compromise on certain pieces of legislation (such as budgetary and appropriations bills) to avert government shutdowns, political deadlocks, and constitutional crises. Delegates of the Congress of the Nationalities, known as Deputies, are indirectly elected by State and State-equivalent legislatures on the basis of equal representation between State cultures, ethnicities, and integrated international identities. Thirty-two (32) deputies were apportioned to each State, and at least six (6) deputies were guaranteed for federal districts and C.U. organized territories. The Congress of the Nationalities is also known as the Auditory College.
Congress of the Union
Elected according to the population of a State, the Congress of the Union consists of Representatives that represent their respective States. Congressional apportionment constitutes the distribution of representation among the states according to the most recent decennial census mandated by the Confederate Union Constitution. The total number of delegates in the Union Congress is determined through the total population of the Confederate Union, and finding the cube root of that total. Each state is apportioned a number of seats which approximately corresponds to its share of the aggregate population of the states. However, every state is constitutionally guaranteed at least one seat, alongside organized territories, the federally-administered Greater District cities, and any future federal districts. The House maintains the power to create and propose bills before its signing into law, review bills before a vote, and impeach federal officers, including the President. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, and can be re-elected for up to twelve terms. The Union Congress is also appropriately known as the C.U. House of Representatives.
The Confederate Union Judiciary is the judicial branch of the C.U. federal government. It runs the Constitutional Court and oversees all systems of courts in Hesperica, including the Supreme Court, high courts, district courts as well as special courts like administrative courts and disciplinary courts. The Judiciary is responsible for the interpretation of the Constitution through the Constitutional Court (considered the highest court of the land, in conjunction with the Supreme Court), as well as the interpretation of laws, statutes, and organs of the federal, state, and local governments; the adjudication of most landmark civil, criminal, and administrative cases in courts under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary; the enforcement of disciplinary measures with respect to public functionaries, as adjudicated by the Judiciary; and the judicial administration of all courts under its control. The Supreme Court (in a co-equal level with the Constitutional Court) is the court of last resort and decides on landmark cases that may irrevocably change domestic and foreign policies. Led by the Chief of Justice, the Court retains the right to judicial review, capable of considering an Act, Statute, or Organ of Congress or Executive Order as unlawful according the interpretation of the C.U. Constitution. Under the Supreme Court are the state, country, city, and local courts.