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===Legislative Role=== | ===Legislative Role=== | ||
The approval of the Federal Council is required for several classes of legislation: | |||
*Constitutional amendments | |||
*Ratification of treaties affecting domestic law | |||
*Legislation on subjects of concurrent federal and provincial jurisdiction | |||
*Legislation requiring the provincial governments to administer federal mandates, programmes, or regulations | |||
*Legislation effecting changes to citizenship and nationality law | |||
*Resolutions effecting the admission or elevation of new states | |||
*Changes to the territorial extent of the federal themes | |||
===Accountability Role=== | ===Accountability Role=== | ||
[Impeachment]<br> | |||
[Auditing & Oversight]<br> | |||
===Electoral Role=== | ===Electoral Role=== | ||
The Federal Council nominates candidates for election to the offices of [[Prime Executive of the Kiravian Federacy|Prime Executive]], Second Executive, and [[Emergency Backup Executive|Contingency Executive]]. In order to qualify for election to these offices, a ticket (naming one candidate to each office) must be proposed by at least one Councillor and seconded by at least one Councillor from a different [[Kiravian_federalism#Themes|theme]]. A properly nominated ticket may be disqualified by a 3/4 vote for reasons of "constitutional ineligibility, manifest unfitness, or great scandal." Once finalised, the list of approved tickets is disseminated to the provincial governments for the preparation of ballots. In this way, the Federal Council acts as an institutional {{wp|gatekeeper}} to the Prime Executure. | The Federal Council nominates candidates for election to the offices of [[Prime Executive of the Kiravian Federacy|Prime Executive]], Second Executive, and [[Emergency Backup Executive|Contingency Executive]]. In order to qualify for election to these offices, a ticket (naming one candidate to each office) must be proposed by at least one Councillor and seconded by at least one Councillor from a different [[Kiravian_federalism#Themes|theme]]. A properly nominated ticket may be disqualified by a 3/4 vote for reasons of "constitutional ineligibility, manifest unfitness, or great scandal." Once finalised, the list of approved tickets is disseminated to the provincial governments for the preparation of ballots. In this way, the Federal Council acts as an institutional {{wp|gatekeeper}} to the Prime Executure. | ||