The Great Senate:

The Great Senate was founded in 2046 after the formation of the United Earth Government.  The Senate was modeled off the republic of the United States, save the executive branch.  It was decided that a supreme executor of the Earth was not necessary, and put too much power into one person's hands.  The Legislature, as a result, took on the role of executing as well as creating the laws of Earth.  It was shortly after this that humankind spread across the solar system.  As colonization commensed, all humans were under direct command of the Great Senate.  Throughout the years, there have been some attempted uprisings, and schisms.  However, the Great Senate of the Solar System has kept its control up until this date, in the year 2318.

The Great Senate has one house made up of 300 legislatures from all over the Solar System.  The rough breakdown of territories gives the planet Earth 195 members, Jupiter Colonies 56, Martian Alliance 14, Neptune States 12, and the remaining colonies split the rest.  The Great Senate is split into multiple committiees, dealing with everything from Science to War disputes.  Each committiee is headed by a senior member of the Senate (usually a Earth Senator).  The Senate also appoints Judges to the Great Courts of the Solar System, and has direct control over the Army of the Great Senate, the largest military force in the solar system.

Some say there is a great deal of corruption in the great senate.  Some colonies dispute that they do not recieve enough representation, or are taxed unfairly.  The poor argue that they do not get any tax relief, and are socially and politically inferior.  The minorities claim that they do not have equal rights under the law.  Some even claim that the senators are all bought by large companies that dump lots of money into their campaigns.  This bickering has been the cause of many skirmishes, but never to anything major.  For the most part, people of the republic are happy.  The claims of corruption are completely baseless.

The Great Senate of the Solar System has stood for many years.  Its perpetual life is a symbol for the longevity of the human race.