Terran Federation

The Terran Federation is the official government of Earth and its Terran Federation Colonies.

Government
The Terran Federation government is divided into three separate branches. One is the executive branch, headed by a President elected by the people of the federation as a whole. Another is the Legislative branch, which contains the senate and the Common Forum. Finally, there's the Judicial branch, which contains the courts of the Terran Federation.

Legislative Branch
The legislative branch of the Terran Republic contains two houses, the senate and the common forum. The senate has two senators from each colony, except for the planets and moons of the Sol system, which has four each. The Common Forum is represented depending on the population of the colony.

Executive Branch
The Executive branch of the Terran Federation government is overseen by the President of the Terran Federation, who also serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the military, and as the head of state. The President is also responsible for setting foreign policy, he/she is the chief ambassador to other worlds and can appoint diplomatic envoys to represent Earth policy in it's foreign embassy's. The President's term of office is five years, with elections taking place in november. In the event that the President is incapacitated or killed the Vice President takes over and is sworn in for the remainder of the current term, after which the former Vice President must stand for re-election.

Judicial Branch
The Judicial branch of the Terran Federation is headed by a Chief Justice along with eight Associate Justices. The Chief Justice is appointed by the President and the Senate. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the government and the court of last resort.

Military
The military of the Terran Republic has two branches, the army and the navy.

Colonies
The Terran Federation had heavily colonized the Sol system as well as a variety of other worlds. By 2756, the Terran Federation had many colonies in a variety of solar systems across the galaxy.