®The Galactic Republic
The Democratic government spanning the galaxy... from the Core Worlds to the Rim, the Republic has stood for over 21,000 years. The peaceful democratic government of the diverse membership of thousands of different species on hundreds of thousands of star systems, is accomplished by two factors:
- The wise rule of the Senate
- The Protection of the Jedi Knights
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The Senate of the Galactic Republic
Rule is carried out by wise rule of the Senate, and protected by the Order of Jedi, Knights of the Galactic Republic, empowered with the authority and right to mediate disputes and bring peace and justice. Regional control is left to the semi-autonomous members of the Republic. The Senate itself serves to legistlate on issues affecting issues that span several members, especially when those members do not agree with their neighbors, friends, and most importantly, rivals (if not outright enemies).
The Senate has organized the administration of the Republic into several division:
- The Executive Branch: The President of the Galactic Republic and his advisors
- The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court of the Galactic Republic at the apex with sector level Magistrates at the regional levels.
- The Ministries: The sub-organization of the membership of the Senate into separate managable areas
The President of the Galactic Republic
The President of the Galactic Republic is elected and empowered by the Senate to execute the mandates of the Senate, and offer leadership in times of crisis when a consensus is not achievable.
The Supreme Court of the Galactic Republic
At the apex of the Republic judicial system is the Supreme Court. Below the Supreme Court are regional Sector Courts chaired by formally vested Magistrates at the Sector level, to adjudicate judicial issues inside a sector.
The Ministries
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Some (but by no means all) of the most prominent Ministries:- Ministry of Defense: Overseeing the Starfleet of the Galactic Republic and the Army of the Galactic Republic, the Ministry of Defense serves to protect against external threats to the Galactic Republic. reached it's zenith in the invasion of the Sith Empire. Since then, it has largely disbanded what were once substantial military forces.
- Ministry of Justice: Oversees the Republic Security Organization, which is the overriding police and intelligence organization protecting against internal threats to the stability and peace of the Republic.
- Ministry of Intelligence: Oversees the Senate Bureau of Intelligence, which serves as an analysis and oversight body from intel gained from Republic Fleet Intelligence and the Republic Security Organization.
- Ministry of Colonization: Oversees colonization of new worlds
- Ministry of Science: Oversees exploration of Uncharted Space and astrophysicial phenomenon
- Ministry of the Interior: Oversees the maintenance of the Jump Beacon network that connects the Republic star systems to each other.
Government Agencies
The Republic Starfleet [inactive] - The ships that keep the space between the worlds safe.
The Repubic Army [inactive] - The troopers whose boots hit the ground, from the infantry and Walker Corps to the elite Rocket Jumpers
Republic Intelligence - Internal, external, and military intelligence apparatus of the Galactic Republic
The Guilds
Governing bodies created to regulate various prominent industries and professions. Subject to the oversight and mandates from the Senate, the Guilds are granted their own voting representation in the Senate.
A non comprehensive list:
- Astrogator's Guild
- Bounty Hunter's Guild
- Mercenary Guild
- Mining Guild
- Spacer's Guild
- Techno Union (High Technology Guild)
- Trade Federation (Commerce Guild)
The Order of the Jedi Knights
The Jedi order, approximately 12,000 beings strong, are too few to patrol the hundreds of thousands of star systems that make up the Galactic Republic, though. To assist the Jedi, the Senate have created several layers of law enforcement and a self-defense military apparatus. Republic jurisdiction usually takes over on the hyperlanes spanning the star systems, from the Jump Beacons that connect each system to another and make safe hyperspace travel possible.
The Jedi Knights have their authority granted directly from the Senate and do not report to any single Ministry. Before the Great Hyperspace War, this arrangement far less formal. Jedi / Republic ties grew greater during the Great Hyperspace War and the most successful expeditions were joint missions launched from the Ossus system. Since the Great Hyperspace War, the Senate entrusted the Jedi Assembly and more specifically the Council of Jedi Masters of the Great Library on Ossus with the authority to dispense funds. This carried with formal authority in an invested Knighthood, with individual knights granted the authority of a Sector Ranger outside the bounds of jurisdiction limited to a single sector. Most Jedi Masters have authority equal to a Republic Magistrate. In cases that merited it, the Senate would grant the authority of a Jedi as Watchman of a troubled system, giving the Jedi Knight full plenipotentiary powers in that system.
In the aftermath of the Great Hyperspace War, fought against the invading Sith Empire a thousand years ago, the Republic mostly disbanded it's professional military created and bled to fight off the invaders.