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== Government ==
== Government ==
Halfway is a [[Government_of_Urcea#Province|Urcean province]]. As a province, Halfway as a chief executive known as a Governor and a bicameral legislature known as the Great Court. Like other provinces, the Governor of Halfway has extensive powers to propose laws to the legislature, execute the laws of the province and Kingdom, and to set forth executive policies while appointing a large number of public officials. Elections in Halfway take place every five years in conjunction with the national elections.


 
The Great Court has existed in several forms since the establishment of the Crusader principality and is arguably the oldest provincial legislature in Urcea. In its current form, the Great Court has an upper chamber, the Lion Chamber, and a lower chamber, the Principal Assembly. The Lion Chamber, so called for the large room in which the highest knights and lords of the Principality once convened to discuss military affairs, is comprised of 18 High Magistrates.
Halfway's provincial legislature is known as the Great Court. The Great Court has existed in several forms since the establishment of the Crusader principality. In its current form, the Great Court has an upper chamber, the Lion Chamber, and a lower chamber, the Principal Assembly. The Lion Chamber, so called for the large room in which the highest knights and lords of the Principality convened to discuss military affairs, is comprised of 18 High Magistrates elected at large on a staggered basis.


== Politics ==
== Politics ==