Tarvender Council

The Tarvender Council is the legislative body of the Tarvender Federal Republic. It is located at the Capitol Building in Helbooth, which is the capital of Tarvender. As there is no upper or lower house, the Council is the only legislative body.

The composition and powers of the Council are established by Article One of the Tarvender Constitution. Each state, regardless of its population size (or state's size), is equally represented by four councilors, each one representing the state's cardinal points (North/South/East/West). The length of term is the same as that of the President's term. However, unlike the President, the Councilors can run for re-election until they decide to retire. There are a total of 100 councilors.

The Council has the power to approve treaties, confirm appointments of federal officials and diplomats, convict/remove of a federal officials, pass bills into law (which are sent to the President for his/her signature or veto), and in the (possibly rare) case of a tie in the presidential election, the Council votes on who becomes President and Vice President.

The presiding officer of the Council is the Vice President of Tarvender. However, his only role in the Council is to break a tie in voting. In the absence of the Vice President, the President pro tempore, an actual member of the Council, takes on the presiding duties. Unlike the Vice President, the pro tem is an actual elected member of the Council and has a more vocal and active duty than the Vice President. The pro tem is most likely a senior member of the party that is holding the majority of the Council. Like the real life Senate, there are four members of the Council known as the Majority Leader, Majority Whip, Minority Leader, and Minority Whip, who either lead their party in the Council and whip votes for their parties.