TERRITORY OF 

CAHLS BALDWIN

Unity for Prosperity

STATE TERRITORY OF CAHLS BALDWIN

The Territory of Cahls Baldwin is the by population largest of the Angalicanian overseas territories with almost a half a million inhabitats. Cahls Baldwin is located at one major- and one minor island, west from the Australian continent in the Indian Ocean. The territory where first incorporated in the Angalicanian Empire after the angalicanian colonialization of the eastern parts of Australia (then New Holland) during the early 17th century. The islands were in the early year not permanenty populated but mainly used as a intermediary-spot of trade and seafaring between Europe. India and Australia. After several battles with the Dutch and the Brits regarding the islands - primarily during the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries - the territory shifted stewardship between both the Angalicanian, British and Dutch Empires. 

Under the early 19th century, the territory was also managed by the Western Australian Colonial Government since the British Empire has assigned the territory to the colonial government to manage. During the colonial reign. more heavily populated areas begun grow including the preludes of the modern cities and urban areas. The colonial government also invested funding (for the first time) in infrastructure, housing and exploitation works. The Government also funded the development of agriculture, fisheries and manufacturing industries at the islands. The Angalicanian Empire reconquered the territory in mid 19th century when the Angalicanian Imperial Government stroke a deal with the WA Colonial Government to purchase the island in return of both military equipment, materiel and money. 

The major boom occurred in the early 20th century, under the Facilid Reign when miners found both iron, coal and some minerals at the islands. The Facilids commanded a massive exploitation of the resources and sent both labor (forced labor as well as workers), tools and equipment of a massive extradition of the important resources. The resources were both used at the islands, shipped back to Angalicania and sold to Australian, New Zealand and pacific countries creating jobs, revenue and industry. 

After the fall of the Facilid Reign, the Angalicanian Office of Development overtook the responsibilities of overseas territories governance. During the early 1920s, the territories were also granted more independence and self-governance - some territories almost all political power of government. Most of the territories hadn't had any elected bodies of government before, in the late 1920s almost every territory had such. In the decolonization era after WW2 and during the 1950s, the territory of Cahls Baldwin were given more powers and responsibilities. Calls for independence has been a vocal and important part of the history of the territory but after the 1949 referendum, the 1985 referendum and the 2004 referendum, the people of Cahls Baldwin decided to remain part of the State of Angalicania and the Imperial Federation-Islands.

Population: 450 910 inc. 

Area: 4099 km2

Largest city: Álvarinho

Head of State: His Exc. the Governor of the State Prime Minister Nicola Dll'Governatali

Head of Government: The Rt. Hon the Peta Whitaker MLA

Official Language: English

Currency: the Angalicanian a-cup

CITIZENS STATUS:

Inhabitants of Cahls Baldwin is also citizens of the Angalicanian State and thereby granted all rights, freedoms and obligations in accordance with Angalicanian Law. Cahls Baldwin is constituency (State districts) in the general elections to the Chamber of Deputies,: electing four (4) State Deputies from the territory. The Cahls Baldwin ballot  is also the official ballot for other overseas Angalicanian inhabitants. 

The territory is a part of the Senate of the Nation electorate of the Canton of Sarteni Paeuley in the election of the two (2) Senators of the Nation up for ballot. As the whole of Angalicania is one (1) constituency in the European Parliament elections, they voters in Cahls Baldwin votes at the all-round ballot papers in those elections.

GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY:

The territory of Cahls Baldwin enjoys vast powers of self-governance and autonomy, declared in several groundbreaking legislative bills passed through the Angalicanian General Assembly, The territory of Cahls Baldwin has in addition to the wide-ranging powers and responsibilities granted the territorial governments, further devolved powers as the territory is the most populous of the Angalicanian Overseas Territories.

While the Angalicanian State is responsible of issues regarding to foreign affairs, defence, jurisdiction and monetary/currency policy, the territory has self-autonomy of almost every other policy issue. 

The major differences of the territory in relation to a Canton is that the territories responsibilities and powers isn't guaranteed by the Constitution as the cantonal self-autonomy who's a part of the state's Constitution. The powers is therefor just put out by the People's Government together with the Senate of the Nation, deciding the Instruction of the State's Overseas Territory of Cahls Baldwin. Changes to the instruction doesn't either need the 2/3rds majority in the Senate as changes to the cantonal Basic Laws requires and could be changed with a simple majority.

Cahls Baldwin is in difference of many other territories of the State, organized as a largely federalized washminster political system after Australian model. One of the reasons is the close geographic relation to the Commonwealth of Australia. The territory consists of four (4) Regions who're exercising the most parts of the devolved powers and responsibilities of the Territory. The territorial administration instead, is mainly responsible of central coordination, communications and relations with other countries, corporations and the mainland People's Government, promotion of investment, finance and culture and general economic policy. The Regions 

The Chancellor of Cahls Baldwin is the Angalicanian People's Governments representative in the territory of Cahls Baldwin and the representative of the Governor of the State. The Chancellor is responsible of promoting the interests and policies of the People's Government in the territory, overseeing the territory's governance in accordance with the Instruction and constitutional provisions and operating as liaison between the People's Government and the Territorial Government.  

The legislature of Cahls Baldwin is called the Parliament of Cahls Baldwin and is composed by two houses: the Legislative Council (the upper house) and the more powerful Legislative Assembly (the lower house). The Members of the Legislative Assembly (called MLA:s) is elected in universal, secret ballots through general elections very 3rd year. The Members is elected in single-member constituencies in accordance with the Westminster system of first-past-the-post. The Members of the Legislative Council (called Councillors) is elected proportionally and each of the Regions constitutes an own electorate. Every Region has each elects four (4) Councillors, regardless of inhabitants. The Councillors is also elected in universal, secret ballots through general elections but served 6-year terms. Therefor, only half of the seats in the Legislative Council is up for election every 3rd year, subsequent with the general election to the Legislative Assembly. 

In accordance with the Instruction of the Territory of Cahls Baldwin, the head of government (the Prime Minister) of the Territory of Cahls Baldwin is appointed by the Chancellor of Cahls Baldwin, at the proposal of the Legislative Assembly. This stands in sharp contrast to the appointment of the Cantonal Prime Ministers, where the Cantonal Senate has the sole mandate of electing the Prime Minister and is a symbol of the territories administrative status as a State territory: operating at the pleasure of the Angalicanian State. Usually, the members of the Legislative Assembly is convened at the opening of Parliament to perform an Investiture vote of Recommendation. The leader of the party (or coalition) who collects most number of seats in the Assembly, usually is appointed Prime Minister and head of government. The largest party the Legislative Assembly, not serving in the territories Government, becomes the Official Opposition. The largest Government party usually also holds the speakership of the Legislative Assembly. The Speaker is bound to be strictly impartial and neutral while presiding, but in difference of for example the British House of Commons mustn't resign from the party or the party caucus, will continue to stand as a party candidate in the elections and could participate in party operations in what extent that is appropriate .

The Chancellor appoints the members of the Cabinet of Ministers (Ministers) and of the Outer Ministry (Junior Ministers) at the proposal of the Prime Minister, which is by both practice and legal command (from the People's Government) never refused. 

The Legislative Council is the smaller, upper-house and the body of scrutiny, discussion and  consideration. All forms of bills and legislation is usually tabled in the Assembly before it reaches the Council who considers it, reads it and votes on it - even though its possible to introduce legislation through the Council. A bill, law or programme must be passed through both houses of Parliament to be sent to the Chancellor, who must sign them to promulgate them. The Assembly could however with a 2/3rds of majority of its members overturn a decision of refusal or amendment made by the Council. Bills, programmes and laws relating to public expenditure, budget, revenue, taxes and customs is in addition the sole competence of the Assembly, in accordance with no taxation without representation. 

In exchange, the Legislative Council is the house representing the Official Regions. Laws, bills and programmes relating to the powers, responsibilities or operations of the Official Regions must enjoy 2/3rds of majority by the Councillors (in addition to a single majority in the Assembly). The Legislative Council also hears the Prime Ministers nominates of judges, foreign representatives, envoys, agency- and authority executives and public enterprises board members. However in sharp difference of the mainland upper house, the Senate of the Nation - the Legislative Council cannot block nomination by the Prime Minister and merely could just disrecommend specific candidates. This is a competence not usually in the possession of Westminster Parliaments and is a core feture of Angalicanian political decent. 

The Government and the Prime Minister must enjoy the support of a majority of the members to continue to govern. If the Government fails to get its budget through the Assembly, or a motion-of-no-confidence is carried through the Assembly - the Chancellor must immediate dismiss the Prime Ministers and declare the Government discharged. The Prime Minister and the dismissed Government is by tradition become the caretaker until a new Government could replace the dismissed. The Chancellor could then chose whether to call a snap-election or ask someone else of the Members of the Assembly to form Government. The Chancellor usually convenes the leaders of the parties for discussions to investigate whether for example the Leader of the Official Opposition could enjoy a working majority in the Assembly. The Chancellor has also the power of recommending the Senate of the Nation to dissolve Parliament and enact direct-rule from the People's Government. Usually this is operated through the Chancellorship or the Department of the Interior and Home Affairs. 

The Prime Minister mustn't however enjoy the support from a majority of the Councillors - as the right of choosing Executive Governance is the sole competence of the lower house.

The Regions has own elected parliaments but they're unicameral (Regional Assemblies). The Regional Premiers is also appointed by the Chancellor at the recommendation of the Assembly, enjoying the support of a majority of the members. The Premiers must also enjoy the support from a majority of the members of the Assembly during the whole of the term. 

Under the Regions, local shires and boroughs constitutes the furthermost local government. In the Region of Greenway, five (5) townships operates and in the Regions of Highport and Stornoway respectively four (4) each. The Region of Meadowbridge has six (6) boroughs operating (exclusively in the capital city of Àlvarinho) and two (2) townships. The responsibilities of the shires and boroughs is where different depending on the Region and the regional legislation. 

In Meadowbridge for example, the powers is far-ranging. The boroughs and townships has operating responsibilities of schools, age care, disability services, water and sewage, public transport, roads and bridges, air quality, public housing, homelessness and community social services, local growth, science, innovation, small business, culture and libraries, youth and sports, leisure, major events, family- and individual social services,  disability care, planning, urban development, training and employment services just to mention a couple of the responsibilities. As no over-all city administration of the capital city of Àlvarinho exist, the most senior between the six (6) Leaders of the Borough Council, is granted the ceremonial title of Lord Mayor of Àlvarinho. 

In Highport as a sharp difference, the townships has a very marginal political role. The townships there rather serves as local advocates for their constituents and their needs, interests and behaves. They've small budgets to allocate on local community projects and programmes, runs smaller community centers and tourist information centres and could play a somewhat role in for example naming streets, allocating infrastructure funding and highlighting different important issues and individuals.

The territory applies the same legal system and jurisdiction as the Angalicanian State. For civil and criminal matters, the territory has two (2) Law Courts. The Law Courts is also responsible of family- and social law. For administrative matters and prosecution regarding economic-, fiscal-, environmental-, planning-, asylum- and trademark law. the territory has one (1) District Council. Appeals from the Law Courts and the District Councils could be made to the High Court of Cahls Baldwin who's also the constitutional- and political court, scrutinizing the legislation in accordance with the Instruction of the Territory as well as the Constitution. The High Courts appeals could be made to the Angalicanian Supreme Court.

EXECUTIVE

The Chancellor of Cahls Baldwins Popularly Trusted Government

LEGISLATURE

The Chancellor of Cahls Baldwins Popular Trusted Parliament 

OFFICIAL OPPOSITION

The Chancellor of Cahls Baldwins Official Opposition  

The Chancellor's Official Opposition is formed by the largest party or coalition outside of Government. The Official Opposition is currently consisting of two (2) parties: the senior coalition partner the centrist, social-liberal and social-democratic Progressive Party and the junior coalition partner the humanist, centrist, pro-secularism, anti-religion and populist party New Development Alliance. The Progressive Party and the NDA has always caucused together since the NDA entered the Parliament in the mid 1990s but the coalition proportion has always been largely unequal, in sharp difference of the proportion of the three (3) parties constituting the United Nationalist Coalition. The NDA has traditionally just had one, or in some extraordinary times two members of the Cabinet of Ministers/Shadow Cabinet of Ministers and in some cases, an additional member of the outer Cabinet. 

In difference, the NDA has much larger freedom of party business, independent policies, opinions and statements, exceptions from the collective ministerial responsibility and the way of organizing the party's operations. The United Nationalist Coalition however works at the daily basis much more like party, even though the Nationalist Coalition only is a parliamentary party running candidates and managing parliamentary businesses. In the Regional Assemblies for example, the three parties doesn't per automatic caucus together (even if they often do) and this is especially the case in Borough- and Township Councils.

OFFICIAL REGIONS OF 

CAHLS BALDWIN:

JUDICIARY OF CAHLS BALDWIN