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[[File:Parlament_Vienna_June_2006_183.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cartadanian Capitol, seat of [[Cartadanian National Congress|National Congress]].]]

Cartadania is a {{wp|federalism|federal}}, {{wp|presidential system|presidential}}, {{wp|semi-direct democracy|semi-direct democratic}} {{wp|republic}} with a tradition of liberalism, and an egalitarian political ideology. Federal legislative power is vested in the [[Cartadanian National Congress|National Congress]] consisting of the [[Senate (Cartadania)|Senate]] and [[Chamber of Emissaries (Cartadania)|Chamber of Emissaries]], which together form the legislative body. It makes federal law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the government. The Cartadanian political system operates under a framework laid out in the 1630 constitution, with major revisions in the early 18th century, and all members of Congress have been directly elected since its introduction. Currently, federal law sets a minimum of three senators per state, while the number of Emissaries is dependent on the population. As of 1834, this number has been fixed at no more than 535, with 534 seats currently active and one permanently suspended (formerly belonging to [[Bicariana]]). Amendments generally require a two-thirds majority of both the Senate and the Chamber of Emissaries; the fundamental principles of the constitution, as expressed in the articles guaranteeing human dignity, the separation of powers, the federal structure, and the rule of law, are valid in perpetuity. The legislative bodies in each political entity are the main source of law in Cartadania.

The [[President of Cartadania]] is both head of state and head of government of the Union and is elected for a four-year term, with the possibility of re-election for a second successive term. The current president is [[Anteros Ballas]] of the [[Social Democracy Party (Cartadania)|Social Democracy Party]], former governor of the state of [[Milan]]. The President appoints the Secretaries of each federal department (except Veteran Affairs, which is actually appointed by the Secretary of Defense), who assist in government. Since 1757, the party system has been dominated by the [[Social Democracy Party (Cartadania)|Social Democracy Party]] and the [[United Conservative Party]], with occasional one-offs from the [[Progressistas Party (Cartadania)|Progressistas Party]]. So far every president since 1759 has been a member of one of these parties (the ''Partido Conservador'' was the predecessor to the UCP) or in a coalition alignment with them..