W.C.C. Political System

The W.C.C. has used three systems in it's time, shareholder, Topitalian, and Boardalian.

Board
Before the Topitalian System was the Shareholder system, giving shareholders the right to elect board members. But for a long time now until the Boardalian System, the W.C.C. used a system called Topitalian that favored the rich, giving votes mainly to the wealthy and the top companies. 1/3 to the top individuals, 1/3 to the wealthiest companies. Only 1/3 votes were held on the board by members elected by the people of the empire. Now the W.C.C. uses the Boardalian System. This system uses 45 Board Members with one as Chancellor presiding over it, elected by the other Board members. Of the people on the board two thirds of the people are elected representatives and the remaining one third are wealthy individuals or company representatives.
 * History

The Board makes decisions based on what is brought to them by the Supreme Minister. They have the overall say on Minister elections (although the Supreme Minister chooses the nominees for the most part) and can choose the supreme minister. The Board may overrule the Ministers on a decision if they decide. The Board can make law if they choose, although often the task is left to the Legislative Minister. The Board is headed by the Chancellor.
 * Board

The Chancellor is one of the 45 board members, chosen in an election by their fellow board members. Often they are bipartisan. They preside over the board and can decide what issues are brought up for discussion although this power is overruled by special vote. Their job is to keep order in the board.
 * Chancellor (Soljik Hier, Acclesian)


 * Board Process

The main way of raising a motion is for the Chancellor to choose an issue, however with enough Board signatures other votes may be brought up. Replacing the Chancellor = 15, Replacing the Supreme Minister = 15, Replacing A minister = 10, Overruling a decision = 10, making a law = 5, declaring war = 15, re-directing funding = 5, nomination = 5.
 * Raising a Motion

The motion after having been constructed and raised must be debated upon for a minimum of one week, within this one week if twenty signatures are raised and the Chancellor agrees then the motion will not be taken to a vote if it does not get put down then after that time the presenting party may bring it to a vote.
 * Debate

Each style of vote requires a different amount of votes. Replacing the Chancellor = majority board nominee, replacing supreme minister = majority over 20 votes or the process continues, replacing a minister = any majority nominee, overuling a decision = majority of the board, making a law = majority of the board, declaring war = 2/3rds majority, re-directing funding = majority.
 * Voting

Ministers
The Ministers rule over individual tasks and are voted in by the board, there are 12 Ministers and one Supreme Minister. Beneath the Ministers are Cardinals, then Bishops, then Archs, then the common government workers, the Semis. The Cardinals are each appointed over a particular duty, they are chosen by their respective Minister. The Ministers are nominated by the Supreme Minister and elected into office by the Board.

The Supreme Minister is the head of the Ministers. They decide what to bring to the board and act as an in-between between Board and Departments. They can decide whether or not to allow parties to form and get to nominate ministers. The other ministers act on behalf of their departments bringing things to the Supreme Minister to bring to the Board. The Supreme Minister usually belongs to a single party very heavily.
 * Supreme Minister (Henry Larx, Mothrin)

The department this Minister manages is the department for deciding the Constitutionality and Morality of Laws. They act similarly to the Supreme Court.
 * Minister of Morality (Lorim Telin, Mothrin)

This Minister presides over the Senate that makes laws in the W.C.C. they are incredibly powerful although the Supreme Minister and board can overrule their decisions. The Department of Morality can declare their laws void. These laws have to go through the Department of Public Welfare, but they start the Legislative Department.
 * Legislative Minister (James Fieldview, Mothrin)

This minster presides over the department that makes currency and manages the wealth of the nation. Essentially the Federal Reserve and Treasury. They can advise Legislative on laws and can withhold funding, over rulable only by the Board or Department of Public Welfare.
 * Minister of the Treasury (Veryman Trax, Acclessian)

This Ministers chooses Judges to make Court decisions.
 * Minister of Justice (Storivlad Jiew, Mothrin)

This minster controls the manufacturing of the nation, they work closely with the treasury and the department of Technology
 * Minister of Manufacturing (Heythere Igart, Acclessian)

This Minister presides over the research of the nation and the development of Technology.
 * Minister of Technology (Hithere wen, Acclessian)

This Minister presides over the building of defenses of the nation, they work closely with the Department of War and command the defensive forces of the nation.
 * Minister of Defense (Jetson Burger, Venturian)

They preside over the military and choose commanders of the military. They work closely with the defense and Intelligence departments.
 * Minister of War (Jefflord Talik, Acclessian)

Their department spans a wide range, collecting information, analyzing it and making strategies. They keep the Government informed, this department also does special ops.
 * Minister of Intelligence (Hetherton Freemark, Acclessian)

In charge of choosing curriculum and building schools, their department teaches the children so that they blindly follow the government. Arguably the most important department.
 * Department of Education (Manny Trufold, Mothrin)

A branch of Legislative responsible for representing the public. They can overrule the Legislative and the Treasury on behalf of the public, this minister is chosen directly by the people, the only one not chosen by the Supreme Minister or board. Also the slowest branch.
 * Minister of Public Welfare (Defield Ruge, Mothrin)

This minister chooses ambassadors and works closely with the board on foreign policy and negotiations.
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs (Jiman Zay, Acclessian)

Political Parties
Political Parties are groups of people of a similar belief banded together in a group. Unfortunately due to lack of liberty in the W.C.C. they are only allowed to form if the Supreme Minister allows. Once formed they may not be persecuted though. Current Parties:

The Radicals in the W.C.C. they wish for a W.C.C. separated from GUE and are militarists and expansionists. They wish to be the only Party and will go to any extent to do it. Allies with the Philaseans.
 * Venturians

The ruling party, they are the least radical and wish for a large economic power and to modernize the nation, they wish to spend less on military and more on the economy and the people. Allies with the Mothrins in most matters.
 * Acclesions

The expansionists that wish to continue expansion, they commonly work with the Venturians
 * Philaseans

The party of the people, they value individual freedom and wish to see it expanded. They commonly work with the Acclesions. They are commonly seen as pacifists.
 * Mothrins

Unofficial Parties
Since the political system in the W.C.C. only allows parties if the Supreme Minister allows them there are a few parties that illegally operate.

A party for Alituria being united and then separating to restore Alituria by any means. This would mean the loss of the homeland of the W.C.C. and a great deal of wealth along with going to war with Haluria and Hummerland who are both close allies and powerful, so they are banned from existence.
 * Aliturian Restoration Party

A group of communists, as the W.C.C. is a corporation you can see why this would be a problem.
 * Universia Communist Party

https://parliamentdiagram.toolforge.org/parlitest.php (For when the election finishes)

Elections
Elections can occur in full, partial, or single. In a full election the Supreme Minister, Chancellor and Entire Board are up for elections, in partial it is only part of the board, in single it is either Chancellor or Supreme Minister up for election. In the case of a full election the international community gets to vote on candidates. It a partial a few close allies may choose candidates, in single it is a closed election only for those in the W.C.C. or in companies under them.


 * Full elections

None
 * Partial Elections

None
 * Single Elections

(The Boardalian System will become further complicated in 1920, with restrictions on the minsters and layers of councils to keep the ministers in check, this new system will be called Complitarian)

Classes
The W.C.C. also puts it's citizens into a system of classes where they are entitled to more or less rights or pay. Moving up in these classes is difficult, but moving down is easy. Women are always treated as a lower class than men (unless the woman is in the bottom rung, then just everyone in the bottom rung is treated horribly) due to it being 1916, but they are not treated as their husbands property. Immigrants are made laborers if not from another GUE country until they can pay the fee of 25,000 Nocks. * Top tier The people in the top, they mostly don't pay taxes and head the W.C.C., they are very powerful and mostly above punishment. The highest class, Kingsmen are entitled to the highest pay and the least working hours, 4 days a week a minimum of 5 hours a day at 200 Nocks an hour. Kingsmen are rare and are often politicians or other high ranking people.
 * Kingsman

The class just below Kingsmen, they are entitled to work a minimum of 4 days a week, 6 hours a day, at 150 nocks an hour. They have similar rights to Kingsmen and often run businesses or serve in government.
 * Highman

The last class in the top tier, Corporate's are people who run business's and are expected to be highly educated. The amount they work unlike the government officials above them is up to them, but unlike the classes above them they have to pay taxes.
 * Corporate

The bulk of the population, they are citizen and up, they are entitled to fair wages and court trial.
 * Mid tier

Generally the educated workers such as electricians, lawyers, plumbers etc. They must work 5 days a week and get around 50 nocks an hour. They receive more vacation time than Citizens and are paid higher. Unlikely to work in government, although they are allowed to.
 * Lawman

They make up 50% of the population, with rights to vote like those above them but they may not serve in government. They work 5 days a week minimum, 8 hours a day unless using vacation time. They generally have high school education.
 * Citizen

The bottom rung in the classes, the rights fall quickly for these people. They are not allowed to leave Universia without permission from someone in the High tier. They have low wages.
 * Low Tier

30% of the population, they cannot vote for board members, although they can vote for the Minister of Public welfare, they make 20 Nocks an hour or less. They are taxed fairly highly.
 * Commoner

The poor, they cannot vote at all and have little to no legal protection, often segregated from wealthier areas, they have no minimum wage but they must work 6 days a week.
 * Low Man

Bought and sold like animals, they are the slave population of Universia. The way they are treated mostly depends on their owner, but unlike the Low Man they have legal protection. Generally this is a very small segment of the population and they are treated okay. They can buy their freedom and become Commoners. laborers must pay the fee of what they are valued at by an examiner for freedom if they wish to be free.
 * Laborer