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The Deputy Ministers are nominally members of cabinet, but serve primarily as close aides and support members to the Prime Minister. In the event a Prime Minister resigns, dies, or is otherwise indisposed, the three deputy ministers form the line of succession for a temporary continuation of the Arcer government until the party of the majority can nominate a new successor to be approved by the Arcer Senate. Deputy Ministers in turn manage a grouping of Cabinet ministers, and while the Prime Minister sets their agenda and policy to be pursued, the Deputy Ministers help with day-to-day coordination in line with federal direction and mandates. | The Deputy Ministers are nominally members of cabinet, but serve primarily as close aides and support members to the Prime Minister. In the event a Prime Minister resigns, dies, or is otherwise indisposed, the three deputy ministers form the line of succession for a temporary continuation of the Arcer government until the party of the majority can nominate a new successor to be approved by the Arcer Senate. Deputy Ministers in turn manage a grouping of Cabinet ministers, and while the Prime Minister sets their agenda and policy to be pursued, the Deputy Ministers help with day-to-day coordination in line with federal direction and mandates. | ||
==== Senate ==== | ==== Senate ==== | ||
The Arcer Senate was established in the 20th century after the Ardmori Civil War, to represent the continuation of Ardmori Crown Regency. Senators are appointed via a 2/3rds majority vote of the Confederate Parliament, and serve for a lifetime term or until they resign. The head of the senate retains the historical title of Crown-Governor of Arcerion, and while nominally the Head of State, is only acting in the interim due to the dissolution of the Ardmori Crown. The Senate's primary function is the ratification of Arcer legislation, constitutional revisions, and confirmation of Prime Ministerial and Cabinet nominees. | The Arcer Senate was established in the 20th century after the Ardmori Civil War, to represent the continuation of Ardmori Crown Regency. Senators are appointed via a 2/3rds majority vote of the Confederate Parliament, and serve for a lifetime term or until they resign. The head of the senate retains the historical title of Crown-Governor of Arcerion, and while nominally the Head of State, is only acting in the interim due to the dissolution of the Ardmori Crown. The Senate's primary function is the ratification of Arcer legislation, constitutional revisions, and confirmation of Prime Ministerial and Cabinet nominees. | ||
=== Administrative divisions === | === Administrative divisions === | ||
Arcerion is separated into five Governorates, which are rough equivalent to the provinces or internal states of other sovereign nations. Governorates were created to assist with the administration of the new Arcer colony in the early 1800s, and as each gained a level of autonomy, a larger population, and a growing economy, they ratified the articles of the Acer constitution and joined Arcerion. Each Governorate has a Lieutenant-Governor as its head of government, and is responsible for its internal affairs, taxes, security, and policy. Governorates of Arcerion (by date of ratification) include [[Moorden Governorate]], [[Norham Governorate]], [[Foxhey Governorate]], [[Northlea Governorate]], and [[Howland Governorate]]. | |||
Arcerion also has several special administration zones for large metropolis or other areas where it deems additional federal oversight is required. These include the [[Kurst Capital Region]], which encompasses the city of Kurst as well as adjacent municipalities within the sphere of the nation's capital, the Chester Economic Zone, which includes Chester-on-Moore and its large dock facilities, and finally the Northwestern Border Security Zone (NWBSZ) which is slated to be discontinued as a special administration zone with the cessation of insurgent and terrorist activity by 2030. | |||
Governorates are chiefly methods to oversee non-federal affairs, so while federal programs such as healthcare, defense, and trade are centrally controlled by bureaucrats and politicians in Kurst, the governorates maintain a fairly large level of autonomy in their own areas. | |||
=== Judiciary === | === Judiciary === | ||
=== Foreign Relations === | === Foreign Relations === | ||