Government of Eagleia



Eagleia is a constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy and a federal kingdom. All power is vested in the Queen, represented by a Governor-General appointed by the monarch on recommendation of the Prime Minister of Eagleia. All power is vested in the Crown, but power is delegated to lesser authorities. Executive power has been delegated to the Cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister, Legislative power to the Congress, and Judaical power to the Federal Judaical System, headed by a Supreme Court.

Divisions
Eagleia is a Federation with Provinces and Territories, of which the Provinces have vast amounts of self government and the Territories some what amounts of self government. Federal Capital: Eagleton DV.

History
Before 15th June 2009: The nation is a Imperial Federation. Eagleia is divided into an Empire and an Union (with Eagleton, DV not in either or them), the Empire administrations can vary vastly, some with large extents of self government to some with none at all, however Union members are given vast extents of self Government. The Union is divided into Provinces, which are further divided into States, which are further more divided into counties.

Positions
List of Highest institutions/offices within the state:
 * Head of State- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
 * Governor General - His Excellency, Sir.Knowzilla .E. (The position of GG is to represent the Sovereign and carry out His/Her Majesty's every day duties.
 * Prime Minister and ministers - Her Majesty's Government in Eagleia - currently headed by the Democratic-Conservative Alliance. The Prime Minister is Head of Government in Eagleia.
 * 3 Tier Congress (Crown, House of Lords, House of Representatives)
 * Supreme Court and lesser courts
 * Provincial Parliaments and County Councils
 * Other Officials

Crown

 * Sovereign: HM Queen Elizabeth II (Full: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, By the Grace of Heaven, Queen of Eagleia and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of ours Faiths)(Pre-June 15th 2009 Imperial titles: Her Imperial Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the Union and Empire of Eagleia, Empress of its Empire, Commander in Chief of its armed forces, Supreme Head of the Union, Queen of its Dominions, Defender of the Faiths, Queen, of her other realms and territories, Head of the Commonwealth.)
 * (Prince-Consort: Prince Phillip)
 * 1st in line to the throne: HRH Prince Charles, Crown Prince of Eagleia.
 * 2nd in line to the throne: HRH Prince William, Prince of Eagleia.

Executive

 * Main article: Cabinet/Ministry of Eagleia

As mentioned earlier, executive power is delegated to a Cabinet, headed by the Federal Premier, who is officially titled the Prime Minister. The leader of the party which received most seats in the House of Representatives at the latest general election becomes PM-designate, is given a day or two to put together a Cabinet and then is sworn in along with his fellow ministers by the Governor General.

On the day appointment of the new PM, the outgoing one is invited to Victoria Place, official residence of the Governor General. He hands in his resignation papers to GG, and the GG countersigns and approves it, at the moment of which the office of PM becomes empty. 2 or 3 hours later the PM-designate is summoned by the Governor General to Victoria Place, where the GG asks if he/she has the confidence of the House of Representatives and is able to a government in Her Majesty's name. The PM-designate will say yes, and GG will sign a Letter making him/her Prime Minister. The PM and fellow Ministers are then sworn in by the Governor General. ''Note: If the Sovereign is in residence in Eagleton, she/he may appoint the new PM instead. If so, the process is done in Eagleia Palace (official Eagleton residence of the Sovereign) instead of Victoria Place.''

Her Majesty's Federal Prime Minister is permitted to name people, in the House of Representatives or otherwise, to become members of the Cabinet, also reffered to as the Ministry, in turn also being reffered to, in legal documents, as Her Majesty's Government in Eagleia. The official opposition in the House of Representatives is empowered to criticize the Government by being named Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, thereby showing their everlasting loyalty to the monarch, but allowing criticism of Her Majesty's appointed Government.


 * Historical note: Following June 15th 2009, Chancellor is renamed to Prime Minister.

Legislative

 * Main article: Congress

All legislative power is delegated to a Federal Congress, made up of a House of Lords and a House of Representatives. The Sovereign is officially the third tier of Congress and most paramount one.



Sovereign

 * Main article: Monarchy of Eagleia

The monarch opens Congress when present in Eagleton (DV) when it is the set date for its opening, otherwise the Governor General may. The Queen is always present for major important anniversaries, it is the Queen who opened the Grand Congress (as the first Congress is called, the following one is called the 1st Congress, not the actual first one). Other duties related to the Congress for the Sovereign includes singing into law Imperial Acts and giving assent to minor laws (the latter of which the Governor General may do).

House of Lords

 * Main article: House of Lords

Compromising exactly 100 members, of which 33 are hereditary and sit for life, another 33 of which are appointed by the Queen (or GG) on recommendation of the Prime Minister, Leader of the official Opposition and Premiers of the Provinces from a list of people who have served the nation well, and a final third of which are Lords Spiritual and sit for life.

Duties include: Passing laws with agreement of the lower house. Stopping laws which are deemed unconstitutional. Reviewing High Court (State), Supreme Court (Provincial) and Imperial Court (Federal) cases which have been deemed controversial. Allowing passage of Imperial Acts.

House of Representatives

 * Main article: House of Representatives

Elected at least every 5 years through universal suffrage. Citizens of age 18 and above are allowed to vote. This house's duties are very broad and therefore hard to list. This House compromises of an ever changing amount of seats, usually at around 500, given according to Provincial, Territorial and District population levels through a process overseen by the Deputy Governor General.