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===Legislative Council===
The Legislative Council has the power to:
* Ratify treaties. Without its approval, no treaty concluded by the Queen will become enforceable upon the nation.
* Approve the annual budget and any other spending bills.
* Pass, amend and repeal all laws on any topic. In cases where a devolved government or another part of the government has legislative authority, the Legislative Council may simply amend or repeal that law or pass overriding legislation to change those powers.
* Summon government officials and subpoena government documents. When documents are classified, then either a declassified version is made available to the Council or only members of a Standing Committee responsible for secret affairs is allowed to view them.
* Demand reports of the state of the nation from the government.
* Pass non-binding resolutions.
The Legislative Council is elected by voting age citizens of Iboma (regardless of where they are in the world as long as they are not barred by the law from voting such as mentally unwell people or prisoners and exiles). Candidates to the position of Legislator must be able to vote in the election for which they want to stand and they must be either 28 years of age and above for females or 35 years of age and above for males. Usually men comprise only 8% of the Legislative Council, as women control the political system through shear wealth and political influence.
===Representative Council===
The Representative Council has the power to pass non-binding resolutions on any topic, to deliberate and make recommendations on proposed legislation, and to request (not demand) oral and/or written reports from government officials. Members of this body are able to use soft power to influence the legislative process. This body forms the back-bone of public consultation because it organizes public meetings with members of the public where views on proposed legislation can be expressed and collated. This body also organized polls and undertakes investigates and publishes reports for the consideration of the Legislative Council and the rest of the government. They also meet with Legislators in informal and formal ways through their shared space in Komodu. Thus, they can share the concerns of their people with Legislators.
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