United Federation of Planets
United Federation of Planets is a government that features in Star Trek.
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History
Origin
The United Federation of Planets was an interstellar government that was formed in the year 2161 on Earth. (ENT: These Are the Voyages...) It's creation came about as a result of the Babel Crisis in 2154 when a temporary alliance of Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites formed after their respective ships were being targeted by a mysterious vessel. (ENT: United) This led to discussions about a more open alliance between their respective governments to be considered with other species invited to the talks that included the Denobulans, the Rigelians and the Coridanites as they began to form the Coalition of Planets. (ENT: "Demons") In 2156, the Earth-Romulan War erupted with the Coalition of Planets becoming involved in this conflict that ended in 2160. In the aftermath, the allied worlds of the Coalition came together in forming the United Federation of Planets. (ENT: These Are the Voyages...)
Dominion War
Future
By the 31st century, the Federation was noted to had become involved in the events of the Temporal Cold War where they attempted to prevent changes in the timeline. (ENT: Stormfront)
Following the Temporal Wars, time travel came to banned by all the powers due to the dangers posed by it. Sometime later, an event known as the Burn affected the galaxy where all Dilithium powered engines used by every spacefaring race suddenly exploded. The devastation killed millions where it ending interstellar space exploration with the Federation eventually collapsing as a result of this event. The loss of the Federation meant that all the laws it enforced through space similarly abandoned. By 3099, the Federation was long gone though a small cadre of Starfleet aligned individuals looked to maintain the hope on its return. (DIS: That Hope Is You)
Overview
Admission into the Federation was either done so by invitation or a successful petition from a world or civilisation. Those candidates that made a petition were only granted membership upon successful satisfaction of cetain requirements. The government of the prospective member had to make an official petition to the Federation Council and outline their desire to join. Afterwards, a thorough investigation of the prospective members culture which included copy the records of the applicant's central computer. (TNG: The Hunted)
A governing body within the nation was the Federation Council. (TOS: Amok Time)
A democratically elected member was chosen to serve as President of the Federation. (DS9: Paradise Lost)
Central guiding principles of the government were enshrined within its Constitution. Under Seventh Guarantee, people were presumed innocent until proven guilty with it considered one of the most important rights granted by the Federation. (TNG: The Drumhead)
In the Uniform Code of Justice, certain rights were afforded to individuals such as under Chapter 4, Article 12 allowing a person to make a statement before any questioning began. (TNG: The Drumhead)
Within their society, economics was different in that money did not exist in the Federation. Individuals did not paid and the acquisition of wealth was not the driving force in their lives. Instead, people worked better themselves and the rest of humanity. (Movie: Star Trek: First Contact)
A hierarchy of courts was noted to exist within the government with these being known as the Federation Supreme Court. (DS9: Doctor Bashir, I Presume) The Federation Diplomatic Corps was responsible for negotiations and diplomatic affairs. (TOS: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) To handle temporal threats, the Federation established the Department of Temporal Investigations that examined cases involving changes in the timeline. (DS9: Trials and Tribble-ations)
An institution present within the Federation was the Daystrom Technological Institute. (TNG: The Measure of a Man) One of its branches was the Division of Advanced Synthetic Research that looked in the creation of synths and artificial lifeforms. (Picard: Remembrance) It was shown to be situated in Okinawa, Japan on Earth. (Picard: Remembrance)
Members
- Jonathan Archer :
- James T. Kirk :
- Spock :
- Leonard McCoy :
- Jean-Luc Picard :
- William T. Riker :
- Benjamin Sisko :
- Jadzia Dax :
- Katherine Janeway :
- Chakotay :
- Bruce Maddox : male human who joined Starfleet and became the Associate Chair of Robotics at the Daystrom Institute. (TNG: The Measure of a Man)
Notes
- The United Federation of Planets or the Federation was first mentioned in Star Trek: The Original Series in the episode "A Taste of Armageddon" (1967).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Video games
- In Star Trek Online, the United Federation of Planets appeared as a playable faction in the MMORPG.
Books
Appearances
- Star Trek: The Original Series: "A Taste of Armageddon" (1967)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation:
- Star Trek: Deep Space 9:
- Star Trek: Voyager:
- Star Trek: Enterprise:
- Star Trek: Discovery:
- Star Trek: Picard:
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