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|main=[[Sydney]], [[Earth]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg '''Halo Waypoint''': ''UEG'']</ref> | |main=[[Sydney]], [[Australia]], [[Earth]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg '''Halo Waypoint''': ''UEG'']</ref> | ||
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==Government and politics== | ==Government and politics== | ||
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"/> A number of other executive offices are known to exist, among them the [[Minister of Information]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', ''[[Metropolis]]'': [[:Image: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> | [[File:HE Ruth Charet.jpg|thumb|250px|Ruth Charet, current President of the UEG]] | ||
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"/> A [[Unified Earth Government senate|senate]] serves as the legislative branch of the Unified Earth Government.<ref name="htt07"/> A number of other executive offices are known to exist, among them the [[Minister of Information]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', ''[[Metropolis]]'': [[:Image: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 union of independently governed worlds,<ref name="enc43">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 43''</ref> 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> | While the UEG is formally a union of independently governed worlds,<ref name="enc43">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 43''</ref> 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> | ||