System

## Local authority

The political system of the Galactic Union recognized six territories only, being the Core Worlds, the Colonies, the Inner Rim, the Expansion Region, the Mid Rim, and the Outer Rim Territories. The tripartite separation of power was applied in each of them excluding the judiciary, exercised within a unified system all across the galaxy.

### Legislature

The legislature was exercised by Territorial Assembles (e.g. the Outer Rim Territories Regional Assembly), where every planet encompassed in a region given was assigned one seat. Members of the local legislature could not be associated with political parties so as to be deemed diplomats rather than politicians. Much as the law did not specify the way of election, it was strongly advised that they be elected by popular vote.

The composition was not constant, and therefore varied depending on the number of member planets, also referred to as polities. The seat of a member was not renewable so that their private interests could not be valued over the common good.

The range of duties assigned to Territorial Assembles was strictly limited, with the mission to elect 10 representatives, each coming from another world, to enter the upper house of the Parliament being superior over the others.

### Executive

The executive branch was reduced to the office of Grand Moff, elected by popular vote among all planets allied within a territory given. The Grand Moff governed their office and represented the territory if need be. The office of Moff was resigned from due to a relatively low number of inhabited planets orbiting in one system.

## Central authority

### Legislature

The legislative branch was exercised by the **Galactic Parliament**, which fell under a bicameral system, comprised with houses as follows:

#### House of Deputies

The House of Deputies was the lower house, composed of a total of one thousand deputies, elected from among candidacies put up by parties. No planetary affiliation was taken into consideration, except one territory could occupy a maximum of 30 per cent of candidates reported by one committee.

#### House of Representatives

The House of Representatives was the upper house, composed of six thousand nonpartisan representatives, each on behalf of another planet, whose term was not renewable. Planets whose emissary was to enter the house were elected by Territorial Assembles from among their councilors, each of which had a thousand seats to be cast.

In accordance to the Supreme Charter of the Galactic Union, the House of Representatives was supposed to represent the interest of local planets as opposed to political parties.

The House of Representatives also fulfilled the monitoring mission, resolving whether to accuse authorities of violation. Were the accusation decided, a request was dispatched to the Council of the Supreme Charter of the Galactic Union.

#### Legislation

The lower house convened every other week, while the upper; every three months. The legislative initiative belonged to Territorial Assembles and both of the houses. The meetings of both were presided by the Chairperson. While elected once a term in the House of Deputies unless recalled, the office of Chairperson of the House of Representatives was devolved to a representative of another territory every subsequent session.

Every bill was first reviewed by the House of Deputies. If voted through, it was submitted to the House of Representatives, which could either raise objections by 1/2 vote or approve the bill as of the day it was delivered by 1/2 vote or taking no stance. Practically, the former did not happen frequently, considering that it was hard to gather half of the vote. With no objections raised, the bill would eventually be submitted to the Galactic Commissioner. Were some to occur, it was sent back to the House of Deputies, which could approve the amendments or decline them by 2/3 vote, though the latter took place relatively seldom.

Once reviewed by the Parliament the above way, the bill was handed in to the Galactic Commissioner, who was entitled to the power of veto. The veto could only be overturned by the House of Representatives by 50 per cent majority, upon being reviewed rather than voted on by the House of Deputies. That rule practically subordinated every legal act to the Galactic Commissioner's will, unless otherwise decided by nonpartisan politicians, whose interest strongly varied.

### Executive

The executive branch was exercised by the **Galactic Commission**, being somewhat of a governmental cabinet. The Galactic Commissioner, the person in charge of the Supreme Galactic Commission, who was as well the head of state and the head of government, was elected by popular vote, which sometimes led to their originating from another party than the one occupying most seats in the House of Deputies. Once elected, the Supreme Commissioner appointed the composition of the Supreme Galactic Commission with no need to run consultation with the legislature. A later optional change of any office, however, necessitated the agreement of the House of Representatives.

The Galactic Commissioner was allowed large scope of decrees to be issued, all passed in the framework of the law, though. That solution numerously conduced to arguments between them and the House of Deputies. Despite it being the Supreme Commissioner who vetoed laws, the balance was maintained, as the eventual decision was always left up to the House of Representatives, being part of the Parliament in spite of there being no political affiliation in fact.

The Galactic Commission was subdivided into departments each being referenced as Commission, with each commissioner administering one. The commissioners were as follows:

* Galactic Commissioner
* Commissioner for Military Affairs
* Commissioner for Administrative Affairs
* Commissioner for Cultural Affairs
* Commissioner for Economic Affairs
* Commissioner for Educational Affairs
* Commissioner for Foreign Affairs
* Commissioner for Health Affairs
* Commissioner for Interior Affairs
* Commissioner for Social Affairs

There was no office of Deputy Galactic Commissioner. In the case of the incumbent head of government dying, the Chairperson of the House of Representatives would substitute for them until the House of Representatives itself voted their successor to hold the function until the term ended, yet no amendments could be introduced to the composition of the Galactic Commission.

### Public Prosecution

While legally considered an executive unit, the Public Prosecution was in charge of the Galactic Police. The Public Prosecutor General was elected by the House of Representatives for no political affiliation and headed the Public Prosecution for two years' period, not renewable.

### Courts

Galactic courts, being a total of six (one in each territory) and subdivided into departments, were instituted to review interplanetary cases in case of no agreement on which planet to solve legal problems upon. The Supreme Galactic Court reviewed appeals against verdicts issued by lower ones as well as judged central authorities.

Judges to enter courts were chosen by random among those reported by single planets on which lawfulness was not considered endangered for three years' term. The President of the Supreme Galactic Court was randomized from among the totality of judges for one year. Supervised by the Parliament and the Galactic Commission, the randomization was arranged by the Public Prosecutor General.

### Council of the Supreme Charter of the Galactic Union

Consisting of fifty judges belonging to the Supreme Galactic Court, appointed by random, and just as many individuals occupying seats in the House of Representatives, elected by the lower house, the Council of the Supreme Charter of the Galactic Union reviewed legal matters in respect of accordance to the Supreme Charter of the Galactic Union and such that necessitated an interpretation of specific paragraphs. A request for reviewing a given matter could be lodged by the Supreme Galactic Commission, the Parliament (one stance needed to be approved by both houses), and the Supreme Galactic Court.