Executive Ministries:
· Executive Ministers form the executive arm, collectively.
· This body sets overall political agenda of government.
· They vote on executive matters on a 1-1 ratio, majority vote wins
o Executive matters include, but are not limited to: National security, constitutional amendments, matters that involve more than one of the executive ministries,
· Has ability to veto Parliamentary legislation by majority vote
o *2/3 supporters vote can override executive veto
1. Ministry of the Interior – Ben
· Has jurisdiction over matters of national governance
2. Ministry of Justice – Patrick
· Has jurisdiction over matters of national courts and constitutional interpretation
3. Ministry of Finance – Hope
· Has jurisdiction over matters of national finances
4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Becky
· Has jurisdiction over matters of international relations
5. Ministry of Peace and Security – Mike
· Has jurisdiction over armed forces and intelligence agencies (but can only mobilize cannons upon unanimous executive approval and 2/3 parliamentary vote)
Departmental Ministries:
· Departmental Ministries are policy experts in their fields.
· Department Ministers can utilize the Parliament to send agendas to the executive for a vote, or call a vote to veto an executive decision.
Ministry of the Interior
· Department of Labor – Randy
o Has jurisdiction over matter of national labor and works with interior to advocate on behalf of laborers
· Department of Education – Sarah
o Has jurisdiction over matters of the educational system and works with interior to strengthen educational system
· Department of Transportation – Laurel
o Has jurisdiction over matters of transportation and works with interior to build infrastructure
Ministry of Finance
· Department of Trade – Luis
Ministry of Justice
· Department of Non-Discrimination and Equal Protection – Martina
· Department of Human Rights – Lara (Ex-Oficcio)???
Parliament:
· Democratically represented based on supporters
· Used as a democratic structure to veto executive and/or ministry decisions
o Needs 2/3 of supporter votes to veto
· In the event of an executive tie parliament can break tie
o Needs 2/3 of supporter votes to break tie
· Can be used to bring agenda to executive/ministry/department
o Need 51 percent of supporter votes
· Used as a means to approve/disapprove ministerial/departmental placements in first instance of government
o 51 percent of supporter votes needed to approve/disapprove