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The Prime Minister, currently [[Franklin Barvata]], is the head of government. He appoints the Cabinet with the approval of a majority of the Parliament. The Prime Minister, along with the Cabinet forms the executive branch of the government which handles the work of actually governing the country. The work is divided according to topics called portfolios occupied by Ministers of the Crown. Other executive officials may attend Cabinet meetings but may not vote.

 

The Parliament of the United Kingdom forms the legislative branch of the government. It makes laws and ratifies treaties. The upper house is the Senate which apportions seats equally to the four constituent countries of the UK and gives fewer seats to overseas territories. The House of Representatives is the lower chamber, elected by every adult citizen with seats apportioned to political parties according to their proportion of votes.

 

The power to make and implement laws is divided between the federal, state and territorial governments. The national government handles matters such as defence, currency, trade and treaties. The states handle such matters as property rights, public health care, education, and land management. There are four states who are also referred to as constituent countries of the UK: [[Staynes]], [[Caltharus]], [[South Staynes]] and [[Justelvard]]. The territorial governments are restricted to issues such as housing, water, power, sanitation and local roads. The national government has a large degree of control over their internal affairs.