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|name=Unified Earth Government | |name=Unified Earth Government | ||
|image=[[File:Halo Waypoint - UEG.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:Halo Waypoint - UEG.jpg|100px]]<br/><sup>The symbol of the UEG</sup> | ||
|type=[[Democracy|Representative democracy]]<ref name="wp humans">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Humans'']</ref> | [[File:H2A CairoStation Loadscreen.png|300px]]<sup>UNSC military forces in front of the UEG's capital world, Earth</sup> | ||
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*[[Democracy|Representative democracy]]<ref name="wp humans">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Humans'']</ref> | |||
*[[Confederation]] of independently governed [[planet]]s<ref name="humancolonization"/> | |||
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The '''Unified Earth Government''' ('''UEG''')<ref group="note">The UEG is referred to as the "''United'' Earth Government" in some sources, including the directory sheet accompanying [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] and the Aft Armory Notice within the [[Infinity Briefing Packet|''Infinity'' Briefing Packet]].</ref> is the central [[civilian]] government that administers [[Earth]] and its colonies throughout a portion of the [[Orion Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. It encompasses the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] (CAA), the [[United Nations]] (UN), and the [[United Nations Space Command]] (UNSC).<ref name="HSP">[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html '''Halo Story Page''': ''Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008'']</ref> | The '''Unified Earth Government''' ('''UEG''')<ref group="note">The UEG is referred to as the "''United'' Earth Government" in some sources, including the directory sheet accompanying [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] and the Aft Armory Notice within the [[Infinity Briefing Packet|''Infinity'' Briefing Packet]].</ref> is the central [[civilian]] government that administers [[Earth]] and its colonies throughout a portion of the [[Orion Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. It encompasses the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] (CAA), the [[United Nations]] (UN), and the [[United Nations Space Command]] (UNSC).<ref name="HSP">[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html '''Halo Story Page''': ''Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008'']</ref> | ||
Initially conceived as a supranational entity on Earth in 2075,<ref name="universe"/><ref name="h4evg"/> the UEG was reconstituted into a governing body in 2170<ref name="mythos"/> before gaining full autonomy from the UN in 2204.<ref name="universe"/> It would also begin governing colony worlds beyond the Sol system until the 2400s. Many [[Outer Colonies]] and some [[Inner Colonies]] began to doubt the idea of the UEG due to UNSC interference.<ref name="humancolonization">''Halo Encyclopedia'', Humans - Colonization, p. 42-43 (2011)</ref> This came to a head when the [[Secessionist Union]] and [[People's Occupation]] demanded outright autonomy for a dozen worlds in [[2487]]<ref>''Halo Mythos'', p. 55</ref> and [[Insurrection|eventually violent and open rebellion]] beginning in [[2494]].<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]</ref> | |||
As the [[Human-Covenant War]] was raging, the UNSC assumed the governing function of the UEG in the face of possible extinction from the overwhelming [[Covenant]] threat.<ref name="HSP"/><ref>'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref><ref name="frank">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rPeMxbvCjYo '''YouTube''': ''Halo: From A to Z with Frank O'Connor'']</ref> The United Nations Space Command ceased functioning as a governing body following the end of hostilities with the now dissolved Covenant Empire. The transfer of power back to the civilian authority of the UEG occurred on [[2553#January|January 8, 2553]], although no other notable change in the UNSC's political depth within colonial politics was ceded.<ref name="CatalogUEG">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969317_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969317 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (Query Answer: Human records indicate transition to noncombatant administrative control <nowiki>[ref: UEG] [January 8, 2553]. No notable adjustment in military [bureaucratic tactical]</nowiki> behavior and scope of authority.)'']</ref> [[Ruth Charet|Dr. Ruth Charet]] remains the incumbent [[President of the Unified Earth Government]] since her inauguration in January 2553.<ref name="president">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 43''</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Persistent and widespread chaos of the decade past would result in the [[Callisto Treaty]] of [[2170]], spurring great reform in support of Earth nationalism. Originally little more than a mere function of the Secretariat, the UEG would begin to see radical change, evolving from a ministry to its present state as a federal executive, legislative, and judicial body, eventually subordinating the United Nations itself. All existing supranational organizations, independent nation and city-states, and their respective territorial possessions and claims on Earth and on extraterrestrial bodies; and all independent planetary and satellite colonies throughout Sol would be subject to the UEG by [[2204]].<ref name="universe"/><ref name="mythos"/><ref name="timeline">''Xbox.com'': The Halo Timeline (defunct, [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Archived]])</ref> | Persistent and widespread chaos of the decade past would result in the [[Callisto Treaty]] of [[2170]], spurring great reform in support of Earth nationalism. Originally little more than a mere function of the Secretariat, the UEG would begin to see radical change, evolving from a ministry to its present state as a federal executive, legislative, and judicial body, eventually subordinating the United Nations itself. All existing supranational organizations, independent nation and city-states, and their respective territorial possessions and claims on Earth and on extraterrestrial bodies; and all independent planetary and satellite colonies throughout Sol would be subject to the UEG by [[2204]].<ref name="universe"/><ref name="mythos"/><ref name="timeline">''Xbox.com'': The Halo Timeline (defunct, [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Archived]])</ref> | ||
===Governing humanity an the colonies=== | |||
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===Insurrection=== | ===Insurrection=== | ||
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==Government and politics== | ==Government and politics== | ||
[[File:HE Ruth Charet.jpg|thumb|250px|Ruth Charet, current President of the UEG.]] | [[File:HE Ruth Charet.jpg|thumb|250px|Ruth Charet, current President of the UEG.]] | ||
The Unified Earth Government functions as a representative democracy | The Unified Earth Government functions as a representative democracy<ref name="wp humans"/> The UEG is headed by a [[President of the Unified Earth Government|President]].<ref name="president"/> The government maintains executive, legislative, and judicial branches.<ref name="universe"/> The [[Unified Earth Government Senate]] serves as the legislative branch of the government.<ref name="htt07"/> A number of other executive offices are known to exist, among them the [[Minister of Information]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', ''[[Metropolis]]'': [[:File:Metrosign-8.jpg|Image:Metrosign-8.jpg]]</ref> the [[Secretary of Defense]],<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]'': [[:File:Metrosign-3.jpg|File:Metrosign-3.jpg]]</ref> and the [[Minister for the Colonies]]; the last position is likely part of the CAA.<ref name="president"/> Inferring from the first and last positions, the UEG would appear to be based around a parliamentary system. Other executive ministries include the [[Department of the Treasury]], under which operates the [[Internal Revenue Service]].<ref>http://transmit.ilovebees.com/outbound/taxes_suck.wav</ref> The [[Inner Territories Transportation Administration]] is an agency of the UEG that apparently has authority over the security of public interstellar or interplanetary travel among the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref name="htt05">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Episode 5''</ref> | ||
While the UEG is formally a | While the UEG is formally a confederation of independently governed worlds,<ref name="humancolonization"/> Earth is in a privileged position over the colonies in the election process, which has been a source of discord with some colonials.<ref name="frank"/> Some colonies are managed by [[governor|planetary governors]] that lead a world's parliamentary government.<ref name="harvest115">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 115''</ref> | ||
The [[Colonial Administration Authority]] is the government branch that administers the various colonies that belong to the UEG. It keeps extensive files on every colony world and city under the UEG, available to UNSC members for planning missions.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 177''</ref> | The [[Colonial Administration Authority]] is the government branch that administers the various colonies that belong to the UEG. It keeps extensive files on every colony world and city under the UEG, available to UNSC members for planning missions.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 177''</ref> | ||