Helheim
Government of Helheim
The Executive Branch
The Executive branch of Helheim is led by the Emperor, who appoints a Chancellor to handle civilian matters, and the High Commander of the Imperial Army and the high Admiral of the Imperial Navy for military matters.
The Emperor
- Appoints and dismisses the Imperial Chancellor
- Commands the Imperial Army and Navy
- Can issue emergency orders
- These require later legislative approval
- Represents the Empire in foreign affairs and signs treaties
- Has the authority to dissolve the People's Council with the consent of the Federal Council.
The Chancellor
- Selected by the Emperor
- Serves as head of government
- Responsible for oversight of civilian offices
- Responsible for introducing legislation (Federal Council)
High Commander of the Imperial Army
- Selected by the Emperor
- Must be selected of the Generals of the Army
High Admiral of the Imperial Navy
- Selected by the Emperor
- Must by selected of the Admirals of the Navy
The Legislative Branch
There are two legislative houses, the "Federal Council" and the "People's Council".
The Federal Council
The Federal Council was made up of 40 members appointed by the constituent states of Helheim, with Helheim itself holding the most (14) seats of any member in the body.
| Helheim State | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Helheim | 14 |
| Kingdom of Baiern | 5 |
| Kingdom of Sax | 5 |
| Kingdom of Vurtemberg | 5 |
| Grand Duchy of Baden | 3 |
| Grand Duchy of Hesse | 3 |
| Principality of Lippe | 1 |
| Free City of Bremen | 1 |
| Free City of Treva | 1 |
| Free City of Loobeck | 1 |
| Imperial Chancellor | 1 |
| Total Members: | 40 |
The People's Council
The people's council was made up of 400 members, elected via universal male suffrage. The people's house could only vote on legislation brought by the Federal Council. No law could pass without the majority of the People's Council.
Judicial Branch
Court of Justice
An appellate court, that handled disputes between member states. The Court of Justice was overseen by the High Councillor of Justice, and different cases would be held in different "Senates". Each Senate consisted of seven Councillors. Senates could be one of the following types:
- Civil Senate - Civil appeals, such as contract disputes, property cases, commercial matters
- Criminal Senate - Criminal appeals from lower courts
- Special Senate - Dealing with matters of the constitution
Civilian Offices
- Imperial Office of the Interior
- Office of Agriculture
- Customs Office
- Elections Office
- Immigrations Office
- Welfare Office
- Imperial Treasury
- Imperial Postal and Telegraph Office
- Imperial Office of Rail
- Imperial Academy of Science
- Office of the Occult