Department

There are currently 5 departments in SimDemocracy:

1. Department of Integration
2. Department of Advertising
3. Department of Foreign Affairs
4. Department of Archives
5. Department of Community

These Departments have their respective Department Heads, these are also Executive Officers. These Heads or Secretaries report directly to the President.

### Department of Integration

The Department of Integration (DoI) focuses on getting new members to fit into the community and help them find their way around. The Department is run by the Head of Integration (HoI). If you think you have welcoming skills, and want to help others integrate into the server, this is the Department for you.

### Department of Advertising

The Department of Advertising focuses their time creating memes to post on other, related, subreddits. The Department has a Head of Advertising (HoA), who runs the department and reports directly to the President. The other members aim to recruit new users to join the community. The department also take part in cross-sub activities, advertising SimDemocracy.

### Department of Foreign Affairs

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DoFA) is headed by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SoFA). The department conducts diplomacy with other subreddits and Simulations. They also help organise cross-server activities. If you have experience in any foreign subs, this is a great start for your SimDemocracy career. You can apply to it by asking the present SoFA, or a member of the Department itself.

### Department of Archives

The Department of Archives(DoAr) logs all important historical data to ensure the Democracy and Simulation is preserved. They also track things such as Senate Votes, this improves accountability as citizens can see Senator voting patterns. It also helps those who like to view such data. They are led by the Head of Archives (HoAr).

There are 3 main sections of the DoAr, called branches. These are: the Wiki Branch, the Documentation Branch, and the Records Branch.

Wiki branch

This branch controls and oversees the sub's wiki. Basically they edit, update and add any resources that are useful to the wiki.

Documentation Branch

They oversee the archiving of the reddit posts made on the sub. They are supposed to release an archive of the following month every month, however are currently behind schedule as they are focusing on the earlier months first.

Records Branch

The records branch oversees the recording of the records. There are currently 4 main jobs there, the Public Records Keeper (PRK), the Senate Records Keeper (SRK), the Courts Records Keeper (CRK), and the Officials Records Keeper (ORK). The PRK records is responsible for recording all official public votes, for example presidential elections, senatorial elections and referendums. The SRK is responsible for recording all senate votes and how each senator voted. The CRK is responsible for recording all trials, including the judges verdict, opinion and general information regarding the trial. The Courts Records Keeper is also responsible of keeping an archive of all arrest warrants given out by the Judiciary. The ORK is responsible for recording all government officials, past and present.

### Department of Community

The Department of Community (DoC) focuses on organising community events. They are headed by the Head of Community (HoC). To join this department, just contact the HoC. The Department of Community is a department for hosting various events to involve the community such as game nights or discord talks. To be in the Dept. of Community would be to help host these events.