Fœderal Capital Territory

The Fœderal Capital Territory (officially the "Fœderal Territory for the Seat of Government of the Union and Confederacy between the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaiʻi, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming"), incorporated under the name and form of an Administrator and Council of the Fœderal Capital Territory, is an interstate territory in the west of the United States, enclaved within the State of California. The only city and by far the most populated community in the FCT is Washington City, the seat of the Government of the United States. The FCT is legally a Fœderal dependent condominium, incorporated by an Act of Congress under the joint sovereignty of the eighteen united States of North Aegea. The Fœderal Capital Territory, by law, both international and domestic, is equally the sovereign Territory of each of the eighteen States, held in Common, and through the Representatives of each of them, each State acting jointly as with all of them, along with Representatives elected locally in the FCT, the Territory is governed through a set of institutions: a Legislature in the name and form of a Fœderal Capital Territory Legislative Council; a Government in the name and form of a Fœderal Capital Territory Commission appointed by and responsible to the Legislative Council; and a Judiciary consisting of a general-jurisdiction superior Court, an appellate-jurisdiction Court of Appeal (the Law Councillors serve as the Fœderal Capital Territory's court of last resort and constitutional court on all matters of FCT law; however, in certain circumstances, decisions rendered by the Law Councillors may be appealed to the United States Federal Court). The Fœderal Capital Territory is organized under a form of the parliamentary system, known as the Presidio Model, whereby the Administrator is chosen by the Legislative Council and formally appointed by the Governor-General of the United States in her capacity as Governor of the Fœderal Capital Territory; and the Administrator and his administration (government) serve at the pleasure of the Legislative Council; however, unlike most parliamentary systems, the Administrator need not be a Member of the Legislative Council, making the the Fœderal Capital Territory system a hybrid of sorts, incorporating aspects of the council-manager system employed by various municipalities throughout the various united States, as well as imbibing the concept of responsible government inherent in parliamentary systems.

The site of the FCT was selected for the location of the Union's capital in 1490. It is unusual among Aegean cities, being an entirely planned city outside of any State, similar to Dunajgrad in the Slavic Federation, or Angostura, D.B., in the United Aegean Republic. Largely following similar design principles as Alexandria, D.C., in the Confederate States, roads in the FCT are laid out on a grid system.

The Territory's later design revisions were influenced by the garden city movement and incorporates significant areas of natural vegetation that have earned the Fœderal Capital Territory the title of "Forest Capital". After 1600, the growth and development of the FCT were hindered by the World Wars and the Great Depression, which exacerbated a series of planning disputes and the ineffectiveness of a procession of bodies that were created in turn to oversee the development of the Territory. The federal capital emerged as a thriving urban cityscape after World War II, as FCT Governor AABB championed its development and the Fœderal Capital Development Commission was formed with executive powers. Although the Fœderal Capital Territory is now self-governing, the Congress retains final authority over the FCT as first specified in the United States Constitution, and later in the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for the United States.

As the seat of the Government of the United States, the Fœderal Capital Territory is home to the United States Capitol (seat of the United States Congress), the White House (seat of the Federal Executive and working residence of the Governor-General of the United States), the United States Courthouse (the seat of the Federal Court), as well as the seats of the Federal Council and Federal Commission; and numerous government departments and agencies. It is also the location of many social and cultural institutions of federal significance, such as the Union War Memorial, College of the United States, United States Olympic Committees, and the Library of Congress.

The FCT, like Ottawa in Canada and Moscow in Russia, is independent of any State, in order to prevent any one State from gaining an advantage by hosting the seat of Federal power. However, the FCT has its own legislature, courts, and executive, similar to the States.

As the FCT has a high proportion of public servants, the federal Government contributes the largest percentage of GDP and is the largest single employer in the Fœderal Capital Territory, although no longer the majority employer. Compared to the Union-wide averages, the unemployment rate is lower and the average income higher; tertiary education levels are higher, while the population is younger. Property prices are somewhat higher than most places elsewhere in the United States, in part due to comparatively restricted development regulations.

As an Alpha global city-equivalent, the Fœderal Capital Territory excels in several sectors, with the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, finance, healthcare, history, law, philosophy, politics, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence.

History
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California: City and County of San Francisco
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The Troubles and Great Reorganization
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Interstate condominium: Fœderal Capital Territory
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Geography
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Cityscape
The Fœderal Capital Territory is host to numerous landmarks, monuments, parks, and other points of interest, most of which are fully located within the city limits of Washington City (the actual Seat of the Government of the United States). Perhaps the most recognizable of these is the United States Capitol, seat of the United States Congress. Another is the Memorial Cenotaph, a 169.294 m tall obelisk to the west of the Capitol and south of the White House in the Capitol Mall. Other places of interest include XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX.

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Communities
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Cities

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Geology
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Earthquakes
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Geothermal activity
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Parks
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Federal parks
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Territorial parks
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City parks
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Fœderal Capital Territory Land Survey
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Governance
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Basic Law
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Presidio Model
The Fœderal Capital Territory is organized under the Presido Model of parliamentary governance, which was developed by the United States specifically for the organizing and governing of the FCT. Under the Presidio Model, as in other parliamentary systems, the executive (FCT Administrator) is chosen by and responsible to the legislature (FCT Legislative Council): But, under this Model, while the Legislative Council chooses the Administrator, the Governor-General of the United States, in her capacity as Governor of the Fœderal Capital Territory, formally appoints the Administrator on the recommendation of the Legislative Council.

However, unlike most other parliamentary systems of government, under the Presidio Model, members of the FCT Legislative Council are chosen using different methods: of the sixty-four Councillors, eighteen of them (styled, "Regents") are appointed to a Term of six Years by the States (one per State), while the remaining forty-six (styled, "Commons") are elected to a Term of two Years in single-member constituencies;—Each convocation of the Legislative Council (styled, "Legislative Council") is reckoned according to the Term of the Commons (in other words, each Legislative Council lasts two Years), and each convocation is composed of two, five-month sessions: Each session begins on the second Monday in January and usually adjourns sine die in early May; the first session meets in the year next following Legislative Council elections, and the second session meets the following year.

Once installed in office, the Administrator proceeds to nominate and, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Legislative Council, appoint the heads of the various executive departments of the FCT government. Together they make up the Fœderal Capital Territory Commission (the executive government of the FCT); and they are responsible, both individually and collectively, to the Legislative Council for their actions.

Government
The Fœderal Capital Territory is a body politic and corporate established by Federal Law under the name and form of an Administrator and Council of the Fœderal Capital Territory.

According to the Fœderal Capital Territory charter, the Administrator and Council of the Fœderal Capital Territory (the FCT in its body politic and corporate form) is to operate pursuant to a variant of the parliamentary system known as the Presidio Model, in which the Administrator is chosen by the Fœderal Capital Territory Legislative Council and formally appointed by the Governor-General of the United States ; and both the Administrator and his Administration (officially, "Commission") are individually as well as collectively responsible to the Legislative Council for their actions.

All legislative Powers that are by the FCT Organic Act granted to the Fœderal Capital Territory are vested in the Fœderal Capital Territory Legislative Council, a unicameral parliament composed of sixty-four members, eighteen of which are appointed by the eighteen respective States (one per State), and the remaining forty-six are elected in single-member constituencies. In passing legislation, the Consent of all eighteen appointed Councillors is necessary in all cases whatsoever: each appointed Councillor has absolute veto power over all votes, and so long as one of them objects to a bill, the votes of the other Councillors notwithstanding, the bill fails.

In particular, that of the Legislative Council's Power of ensuring Proper responsible Government, the Legislative Council have the sole Power to pass Motions of no Confidence in the Executive, which must be approved by at least two-thirds of all elected Councillors (styled "Commons") and ten or more of the eighteen State-appointed Councillors (styled "Regents"). If the Legislative Council pass a Motion of no Confidence in the Executive, then the Administrator and Commission are dismissed, and the Legislative Council immediately take on the task of choosing a new Administrator and Commission.

The head of the Territory is the Governor-General of the United States, who, by virtue of that Office, is also Governor of the Fœderal Capital Territory; however, the Administrator is the de facto head of the Fœderal Capital Territory. In practice, the day-to-day executive and administrative authority of the Territory is exercised by the Fœderal Capital Territory Commission, which is led by the Administrator.

Human resources
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Public education
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Primary and secondary education
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Tertiary education and research
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Public library system
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Public health
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Public safety
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Police and law enforcement
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Fire, building, and life safety
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Emergency management
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Transportation
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Bridges and tunnels
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Environmental concerns
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Demographics
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Age
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Gender
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Languages
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Religion
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Economy
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Downtown
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Silicon Bay
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Tourism
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Media and entertainment
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Culture and contemporary life
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Arts
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Film
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Music
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Theatre
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Visual arts
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Cuisine
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Etiquette
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Holidays
As the Fœderal Capital Territory, by virtue of being the sovereign territory of the several States, held by each of them jointly with all of them, the holidays designated by each of them are, as by extent, designated holidays of the Fœderal Capital Territory. Not only are the religious holidays recognized and observed by each State extended to apply the Fœderal Capital Territory, but also their civic holidays as well: The laws of each State designating their national holidays, such as those commemorating their independence and their constitution, are also applied in the Fœderal Capital Territory on the same Terms and in the same Manner as if the FCT were a proper part of that State.

Sport
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Historic sister cities
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