Federal Cabinet

Federal Cabinet of the Council of Ministers
Type
Type	Cabinet of the Highest executive body of United Federation of Nations
History
Founded	March 4, 2061 (2061-03-04)
Leadership
Founders	Crazy Dave and Dr.Zomboss (UNF)
President of the United Federation	Carlos Pardo
President of the Federal Cabinet	Lawrence Earl Dye Jr

The Federal Cabinet, Offically the Federal Cabinet of the Council of Ministers, (FC-COM) is the collective executive decision-making body of the Government of the UFN. The cabinet's voting members consist of the President of the Cabinet, who leads the Cabinet's proceedings, and Ministers each of whom acts as the head of one of the government's ministerial departments. Other Government officials and private individuals may also be invited by the Founders into the cabinet's meetings as observers.

During 2061 the Federal Executive Committee was reorganized as the Presidium of the Federation and Federal Cabinet of the Council of Ministers. Accordingly, the Military Commissariats were renamed as Ministerial departments. The Federal Cabinet is mandated with the coordination of work done by the Ministries and to provide a forum for discussion between different officials of the executive. It has the power to direct and enforce Government policy within the UFN. It must remain responsible to the Supreme Congress, and since the Garden War, it is required to regularly present meticulous reports about its affairs to the Congress's deputies.

Overview

Structure

Each department is headed by a Minister whose title echoes the title of their respective department, with the exception of the Department of Justice, whose head is known as the attorney general. The heads of the executive departments are appointed by the president and take office after confirmation by the United Federation Senate, and serve at the pleasure of the president. The heads of departments are members of the Cabinet of the United Federation, an executive organ that normally acts as an advisory body to the president. In the Opinion Clause (Article II, section 2, clause 1) of the U.F. Constitution, heads of executive departments are referred to as "principal Officer in each of the executive Departments".

The heads of executive departments are included in the line of succession to the president, in the event of a vacancy in the presidency, after the cabinet president, the speaker of the House, and the president pro tempore of the Senate. They are included in order of their respective department's formation, with the exception of the Secretary of Defense, whose position in the line of succession is based on when the Department of War was formed.

Separation of powers

To enforce a strong separation of powers, the federal Constitution's Ineligibility Clause expressly prohibits executive branch employees (including heads of executive departments) from simultaneously serving in Congress, and vice versa. Accordingly, in sharp contrast to virtually all other Western democracies (parliamentary systems) where ministers are selected to form a government from members of parliament, U.F. legislators who are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate to serve as heads of executive departments must resign from Congress before assuming their new positions. If the emoluments for a new appointee's executive branch position were increased while the appointee was previously serving in Congress (e.g., cost of living adjustments), the president must implement a Saxbe fix.

Duties, functions, authority and responsibilities

The Federal Cabinet is the manager of the government's executive part. Formed at a joint meeting of the Council of Representatives and the Senate , it consisted of a President of the Federal Cabinet, administrator, several Secretaries, Deputies, ministers, Chairmen of the state committees and the administrator of the Council of Ministers of the Member Worlds. The Cabinet President could also recommend people who he found suitable for membership of the Cabinet to the Supreme Congress. The Cabinet ended its functions on each first-convocation of a newly elected Supreme Congress.

Responsible and accountable to the Supreme Congress and during the period between convocations of the Supreme Congress, the Cabinet was accountable to the Presidium of the Supreme Congress and regularly reported to the Supreme Congress on its work, as well as being tasked with resolving all state administrative duties in the jurisdiction of the UFN which were not the responsibility of the Supreme Congress or the Presidium. Within its limits, the Cabinet had responsibility for:

• Management of the national economy and socio-cultural construction and development.
• Formulation and submission of the New five-year plans for "economic and social development" to the Supreme Congress along with the state budget.
• Defence of the interests of state, Federal property, public order and to protect the rights of citizens.
• Ensuring state security.
• General policies for the Federal Republican armed forces and determination of how many citizens were to be drafted into service.
• General policies concerning Federal foreign relations and trade, economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation of the UFN with foreign countries as well as the power to confirm or denounce international treaties signed by the UFN.
• Creation of necessary organisations within the Cabinet concerning economics, socio-cultural development and defence.

The Cabinet can also issue decrees and resolutions and later verify their execution. All organisations were obliged to obey the decrees and resolutions issued by the All-Union Cabinet. The Federal Cabinet also had the power to suspend all mandates and decrees issued by itself or organisations subordinate to it. The Cabinet coordinated and directed the work of the Memeber Worlds and ministries, state committees and other organs subordinate to it. The competence of the Cabinet and the Presidium with respect to their procedures and activities and the Cabinet's relationships with subordinate organs were defined in the constitution by the Law on the Cabinet of the UFN.

The Cabinet is also responsible for a wide range of functions, including:

• Formulating and executing the All-Union state budget
• Administering defense enterprises and overseeing space research
• Implementing foreign policy and combating crime
• Maintaining defense and social security
• Collaborating with republican governments to develop financial and credit policies
• Administering fuel, power supplies, and transport systems
• Developing welfare and social programs

Additionally, the Cabinet coordinated All-Union policies on science, technology, patents, airspace use, pricing, general economic policy, housing, environmental protection, and military appointments. It had the authority to issue decrees and resolutions.

State Committee

Copied from the USSR state committees, UFN State Committees are different from the ministries in that a state committee would primarily be responsible for several parts of government as opposed to the one specific topic for which a ministry was solely responsible. Therefore, many state committees had jurisdiction over certain common activities performed by ministries such as research and development, standardisation, planning, building construction, state security, publishing, archiving and so on. The distinction between a ministry and a state committee could be obscure as for the case of the State Committee for Security (SCS).

State committees are instrumental in keeping the vast Federal economic system coherent and integrated just as the Soviet System.

Subordinate bodies

The Cabinet of the UFN has the right to create, reorganize and abolish subordinate institutions, which were directly subordinate to the Cabinet of the United Federation.

Relations with Member authorities

Each federal and autonomous Members had its own governments – republican and monarchical councils of Ministers – formed by the Federal Executive Committee (since 2061 the Supreme Congress) of the respective union or autonomous member. Member governments were not legally subordinate to the Cabinet, but they were obliged in their activities to be guided by the decrees and decisions of the All-Union Council of Minister. At the same time, the Union-Member Cabinet of the councils of the Ministers had double subordination – they simultaneously submitted to the Cabinet of the union World, within the framework of which they were created, and to the corresponding Ministries of the UFN, orders and instructions which should have been guided in their activities. In contrast to the State ministry of the Member World, the Federal Minstry are subordinate only to the Council of Ministers of the corresponding world.

Members

As of August 2080, There are currently 30 voting members of the Federal Cabinet of the Executive Branch. The Federal Cabinet includes 30 ministers, the Vice-President and the President. Ministers must be appointed into the Cabinet before confirmation by the Supreme Congress. The Founders are the chairpersons of the Cabinet, and the Vice-President is the vice-chairperson.

Although not the official members of the Cabinet the following individuals, and other officials designated by law or deemed necessary by the Chairpersons of the Cabinet, can also attend State meetings and speak in front of the Cabinet without the right to vote on the matters discussed in the meetings of the FC-COM. The individuals are:

Ministers

#	Emblem	Ministerial departments	Year Created	Incumbent	Description
1		President of the Federal Cabinet	2061		Chairman of the Cabinet and principal advisor to the President; sets the agenda for the Cabinet and directs policymaking
2		Vice-President	2061		The second-in-command to the Cabinet President, who serves in his absence.
3		Administrator of Affairs	2031		Official secretary to the vice president and co-signer of Executive decrees issued by the Cabinet; prepares items of policy and checks them against preexisting decrees
4		Minister of Foreign Relations	2021		Implements foreign policy of the United Federation and represents the country to foreign entities.
5		Minister of Armed Forces	2019		Coordinates and regulates the Federal military and its branches.
6		Minister Of Finance and the Treasury	2021		Financial officer responsible for formulating, developing and executing the government's public economic and tax policy, managing the public debt, in manufacturing coins and currency, fiscal policy, and financial regulation..
7		Attorney general of Justice	2021		The chief law enforcement officer and advisor on matters of law.
8		Minister of Internal Affairs	2025		Oversees land management, domestic intelligence services, regulation of travel and public security.
9		Minister of Agriculture	2020		Regulates and oversees policy toward the betterment of the country's agricultural sector, its procurement of food, food safety, and management of natural resources.
10		Minister of Commerce and Industry	2023		Responsible for regulating and directing the nation's industrial sector, the creation of factories, and the promotion of trade.
11		Minister of Labor	2061		Responsible for representing the interests and values of the workers, regulating and promoting safety in the workplace, and ensuring employment.
12		Minister of Education	2061		Responsible for overseeing and regulating aspects of education, educational programs and activities, and ensuing access to educational services.
13		Minister of Transportation	2061		Responsible for overseeing the nation's transportation networks, and promoting and regulating the use of public transit.
14		Minister of Communications	2061		Responsible for providing postal service, overseeing and regulating telecommunications technology, and for providing broadcasting and internet services.
15		Minister of Social Welfare	2061		Tasked with the promotion of the country's general welfare; responsible for overseeing care of general citizens, ensuring equality, and preventing discrimination.
16		Minister of Housing and Development	2063		Responsible for overseeing and improving the conditions of urban areas, supporting homeownership and community development, and ending homelessness and housing-based discrimination.
17		Minster of Health	2064		Responsible for protecting and promoting public health, and for providing social services, healthcare, and medicine.
18		Minster of Culture	2064		Responsible for protecting and promoting the arts, safeguarding the pursuit and study of Continental culture, and regulating tourism.
18		Minister of Energy	2069		Responsible for energy production and regulation, as well as the development of energy technology and education.
19		Grand Minister Science and Technology	2076		Responsible for regulating and promoting the pursuit of science and technology in industrial development, promoting special research, introducing intellectual planning, and cultivating innovation and cooperation.
20		Minister of Veteran Affairs	2079		Responsible for ensuring care and support for veterans, and the maintenance of memorials and cemeteries.
21		Minister of Emergency Management	2083		Responsible for creating plans and preparations for natural disasters, coordinating and providing disaster relief and cleanup, and overseeing government responses to crises.
22		Minister of Peace	2086		Responsible for promoting cooperation, international collaboration, and creating solutions to resolve conflict through nonviolent means.
23		Minister of State	2025		Responsible for managing the Foreign Service, including the Economic and Cultural Representative Offices, and immigration policy. Manages the Ministerial department of State.
24		Minister of Armaments	2020		Responsible for the production of weapons equipment and ammunition for the Armed Forces; it had under its administration all plants factories, supply and logistics of the FRAF. and workshops manufacturing any armaments or ammunition, regardless whether this production represented the main or secondary occupation of such plants.
25		Minister of National Development	2025		Responsible for developing and maintaining the civilian infrastructure both on Federal planets, worlds and in space. The ministry works closely with the Ministry of Colonization and later with Member governments to develop planetary infrastructure.
26		Minister of Magic	2035		responsible for regulating and enforcing laws for the magical community of the UFN. It also serves as regulating the use of types of magic allowed and forbids the use of forbidden magic.
27		Minister of Ecology	2050		responsible for maintaining the UFN's National Parks, preventing environmental contamination, preserving endangered species of flora and fauna, regulating environmentally damaging industries and preventing the contamination of terrestrial world's water, air or land.
28		Minister of Colonization	2060		responsible for the planning, supporting and oversight of colonies until becoming self-sufficient and for intergration into the federation.
29		Minister of Natural Resources	2053		responsible for mapping resource deposits, managing and regulating the extraction of space-based natural resources and the operation of state-owned mines and refineries. The Ministry operates a huge fleet of mining and transport ships.
30		Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	2020		responsible for the promotion of immigration to the UFN, the management of all immigrants and permanent residents within the UFN, their integration into UFN society and the naturalization of immigrants who wish to be citizens.
31		Minister of Intelligence	2040		responsible to coordinate and oversee the Federation's intelligence agencies and ensure that the Federal Cabinet is supplied with accurate, reliable and actionable intelligence.
32		Minister of Expansion	2040		responsible for terraforming and resource extraction as well as the expansion, management and development of Federation's colonies on planets and worlds all across the Galaxy and Multiverse. Each colony is managed by a Colonial Overseer, with entire planets being overseen by a Planetary Overseer who are elected into office, much like other Federation officials.