Planetary governance in the Stoinian Star Kingdom (A1-0)

Although there is a standard set of a planetary government system, this can vary from planet to planet. This can reflect certain values of the ethnicity of said planet. Although there are rules from the Stoinian Constitution that can't be broken, such as the separation of power, democratic process and the secularity of a planetary state. Military power is also separated from civilian institutions. Planetary constitutions can be adapted through referenda and the federal government has no say in such matters, except in times of crises. Smaller governments within a planetary government may exist as well. These serve as a way to ensure limited self-governance for either ethnic minorities (though this rarely occurs) or minorities on an orbiting moon.

Executive Branch

Planetary Cabinet

The planetary Cabinet serves as the advisory council to the Governor and are appointed by him/her. Although the structure of each planetary cabinet may vary, most are of the following composition: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Head of State, Commander in Chief, Minister of Law, Minister of Finance, Minister of Education, Minister of Industry, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Trade, Minister of Bioscience, Minister of Infrastructure, Secretary of Planetary State and/or Minister of Tourism, Secretary of Migration, Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs.

Governor

The planetary Governor is the highest elected official in planetary state governments. He serves as the Head of Government of his/her planet and holds executive power. They serve a term of 5 T-years, although this number may vary according to the planet’s law. The shortest term is that of one year as a Consul of Italia and other Nova Roman colonies. The exact title of a Governor may vary e.g. Consul, Shogun, Aristocra, Batahn Aristocra, Megas Logothetes, Zaixiang, Vazîr-i Aʾzam …

Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor is an official in planetary state governments. In most cases, the Lieutenant Governor is the highest officer of state after the Governor, standing in for that officer when they are absent from the state or temporarily incapacitated. In the event a governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Lieutenant Governor typically becomes Governor.

Commander in Chief

The Commander in Chief (also called Legate in Chief or Syndic in the Cheunh Ascendancy) is given the honorific rank of Legate which can be given to any Officer of high enough rank. Usually this is a Major General, but Colonels have been known to be given the position. They also are the Supreme Commander of a planet’s forces. Both active and reserve personnel. They may also command a small planetary defence fleet (limited to 250 ships) which is commonly used for anti-piracy operations.

Nobility

The nobility is appointed by either the monarch himself or by one of the Great houses. They serve as the planetary Head of State. According to a planet’s constitution, this may determine whether they have any real power. More often than not, they don’t hold any power within a planetary government and act as the monarch’s representative. The role of Viceroy is typically appointed to the heir of noble rank or another member of the noble house. This title is hereditary and holders of the title usually serve until they become Heads of State. This is a contrast with civilian politicians who grow toward federal politics from planetary politics, while the nobility works from federal politics to planetary politics. This serves to bring all interests on every political level. The Viceroys are also members of the Planetary Assembly in Congress where they have legislative power.

Legislative Branch

Each planet has a legislative branch, though the exact form of it can vary. Most planets have opted for a unicameral legislature to keep things simple. Bicameral and tricameral systems of government also exist within the Star Kingdom but are considerably rarer. In some cases, even councils take the legislature for themselves such as on Shikoku where a Shogunate serves as both executive and legislative branch. It should be noted that this form of government only exists as a way to preserve certain ethnic traditions. Within such systems, the Stoinian monarch has considerable power to intervene if necessary. Members of the legislative branch are commonly elected by popular vote and serve their terms. The details of their terms are determined by planetary law.