The Republic of Michigan-Minnesota

General Information
The Michigan-Minnesota Republic occupies the Midwest region of the former United States of America. Founded by dismayed northern politicians of Michigan and Minnesota, the two were united despite political differences. The progressive Minnesota and conservative Michigan provinces would come to unite the former states of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Ohio. Forming a more democratic government than the one that had seemingly risen pre-collapse of the USA. Present day, the two original provinces are very polarized only coming together when the nation as a whole is threatened. The MMR has remained isolationist until recently.
 * Government Type (NS): Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
 * Government Type (Self): Democratic Republic
 * Leaders:
 * Chancellor Serena Fox (L)
 * Speaker K. K. Kramer (L)
 * Capital: Minneapolis, Minnesota
 * Population:
 * Budget: 9.6% of GDP

Government
The government is fixed into three branches...

Legislature
The bicameral legislature known as the Provincial Congress is divided into the lower house, the House of Representatives, and the upper house, the Senate. The House has 495 seats while the Senate has 25 seats. In the Senate and House, both lack party majorities including in coalition rendering it a Hung Government. In order to achieve majority, in the Senate a coalition or single party must have 15/25 seats. In the House a coalition or single party must have 247/495 seats.

Numbers
The Senate delegates 3 Seats for each province with an exception to Michigan and Minnesota, founders of the new republic in which they have 5 seats coming to a total of 25. In the House the numbers are divided by population. Illinois and Ohio have the largest delegation count with 100 representatives and districts. Minnesota and Michigan aren't far behind with 87 each and Wisconsin with 86 seats each. Indiana and Iowa come out with the lowest delegation count at 20 for Indiana and 15 for Iowa.

Political Parties
There are currently 4 Political Parties that have dominance: - Michigan Republican Party (R) - Minnesota Progressive Party (P) - Central Libertarian Party (L) - Free Animal Party (FA)

Senate
No Majority, Libertarian-Michigan Coalition 11/25 Minnesota Progressive 7/25 Central Libertarian (C) 5/25 Michigan Republican (C) 2/25 Free Animal

House
No Majority, Libertarian-Michigan Coalition 221/495 Minnesota Progressive 143/495 Central Libertarian (C) 97/495 Michigan Republican (C) 34/495 Free Animal

Executive
The executive is headed by the Chancellor who is elected by the general populace. The executive manages policies (unless otherwise checked by the legislature) of the law enforcement agencies. They also oversee the departments of the country:
 * Department of the Economy
 * Department of Intelligence
 * Department of Law Enforcement
 * Department of Health
 * Department of Transportation
 * Department of Welfare
 * Department of Education
 * Department of Agriculture
 * Department of Foreign Affairs

Judicial
The judicial is overseen by the Superior Court which has 11 Justices that oversee the decisions of lesser courts from Regional, Provincial, District, City, and Local Courts. The Superior Court's decisions may be enforced by them if need be. The justices are appointed every time there is a vacancy by the Chancellor with approval from the Senate. A vacancy occurs because of death, because of resignation, or because of the inability to review cases compotently.

Provincial Governments
There are a total of 7 Provincial governments in which each have their own legislature. In the Constitution of the MMR, it delegates powers for provinces on anything not spoken for in the national level. The provinces are divided into 3 branches similar to the national government. In the executive provincial governors are typically elected for a term of 4 Years with an unofficial limit of two terms unless otherwise modified by a State's constitution. The lieutenant governor is often appointed without need of consent by the governor. The legislature is a unicameral Assembly in which representatives are elected for two years at a time with no limit on terms unless otherwise said so in the State's constitution. The judicial system has a Provincial Court with 7 justices overseeing District, City, and Local courts.