Federal government of Adoria

The **federal government of the Adorian Federal Republic** (**federal government of Adoria, Adorian goverment**), is the national government of Adoria, a parliamentary republic with 4 states/provinces located in south-central Europe. The federal government is divided into 3 branches, the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, whose powers are vested by the Adorian Constitution in the National Assembly, the President, Chancellor and his/her Cabinet, and the federal courts, respectively. The powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of the National Assembly. The seat of the government is located in Ador City, Mediterraneo.

## Legislative branch

*Main article: Adorian National Assembly*

The National Assembly makes up the Legislative branch. It currently comprises of 85 elected members, who can propose and vote on laws, as well as hold the executive to account. Elections take place every two weeks - with snap elections taking place if called for - that decide the distribution of seats within the assembly using the party-list proportional method. The Assembly President is the President of the Assembly and head of the legislative branch.

The National Assembly does not have complete control and sovereignty, as its laws are subject to judicial review by the Supreme Court and High Court, and also may be return for a second vote which requires a 3/5 vote, by the President. However, it does exercise some control over the executive, as the Chancellor and all members of the cabinet are members of the assembly and they can lose their executive powers if the assembly does not find confidence in them. The assembly may also override executive orders by the cabinet, and decrees by the president.

### Legislative Procedures

The Legislative Procedures are set by section 3 of the constitution and the National Assembly Legislative Procedures Act.

### Assembly President

The assembly president is the second highest position after the president and may take charge as acting president if the president is absent from his/her duties, the assembly president may also take full power of the office of President in the incident of resignation, impeachment, or removal of the president.  The assembly president also has the legislative function of President of the National Assembly.

### Powers of the Assembly

Powers of members of the National Assembly are set by Chapter 2 of the constitution. It has the power to levy and collect taxes, create new government positions, outline the national defense policy, appoint members of the judiciary and other officials, and make laws necessary to properly execute powers.

The Assembly has the sole power of Impeachment as per article 79 and may remove any government official from public office.

## Executive Branch

*See also: President of Adoria, List of Adorian Governments, Current Cabinet*

### President

The executive power is vested in both the President of Adoria and the government, as per articles 37 and 54 of the constitution, with them being the senior organs of public administration. The President exercises his executive powers via presidential decrees as per the aforesaid article 37. The President appoints the Chancellor and a council of eleven ministers called the Cabinet of Adoria (can be up to thirteen) after a governing coalition has been formed from newly elected parties, as per Chapter 3 The President may also dissolve the National Assembly,

* At the proposal of the Government, with the countersignature of the Prime Minister
* If the Government is removed by a vote of no confidence
* If the National Assembly fails to adopt the state budget within one week after the Government is formed.

The President may not dismiss this council however it is accountable to the President and the National Assembly as per Chapter 3.

The President is responsible for appointing many officials, these officials include the chief justice; other judges of the supreme court, with the co-signature of the Chancellor, the chairman of the Bank of Adoria, and the members of the high command council.

The President may also grant pardons, with the co-signature of the Chancellor.

### Chancellor

The Chancellor is the head of the government and the head of the cabinet. The chancellor leads the executive of the Government of Adoria. The chancellor is the senior member of the cabinet and holds all powers of the members of the cabinet. He/she may select and dismiss other members of the cabinet.

The chancellor is appointed by the president and carries out most of the country’s general policy along with the cabinet.

### The Government of Adoria

The The Government of Adoria makes up the main part of the Executive Branch as per Chapter 4. It is comprised of a council of nine ministers, each having varying responsibilities within the limits of their departments. The Chancellor, who is head of the government, leads the council, with the ministers underneath them, each with a separate committee and deputy minister serving in each department. All members of the cabinet are appointed by the sitting President. The Cabinet may lose its executive powers if it does not have the support of the National Assembly. The powers of the members of cabinet are stipulated in chapter 4 of the constitution and in the Ministerial Powers Bill.

As per Article 57:

The Government’s Programme shall set out the main political guidelines and the measures that are to be adopted or proposed in the various areas of governmental activity. In the event that a government becomes a caretaker its ministers will lose the right to executive power.

* A caretaker government is formed when a new government does not form after the conclusion of a general election.
* A minority caretaker is different from a caretaker and the powers of it are stipulated in article 29.

## Judicial Branch

*Main article: Federal Judiciary of Adoria*

The Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Adoria and High Court of Adoria makes up the Judicial Branch. It is comprised of 2 courts with the Supreme Court as the apex and appellate court, it mostly deals with matters about the constitution. It has 7 Associate Justices on its bench. The High Court is the lower court, dealing with all civil and criminal cases, it is comprised of 6 Judges. Both courts hold the power of judicial review, with the Supreme Court reviewing based on the constitution, and the High Court reviewing based on statutory law.

The Chief Justice is the head of the Supreme Court and judicial branch, the Head Judge is the Head of the High Court and the second-highest official of the judiciary. The President with the co-signature of the Justice Minister appoints members of the Supreme Court and the Minister of Justice and Public administration appoints members of the High Court, both courts have a term of 4 weeks however the Supreme Court may continue beyond 3 weeks if a new bench isn't put forward at the end of the term, both benches are approved by the National Assembly.