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The United States of Earth flag, "Old Freebie".
The United States of Earth flag, "Old Freebie".

The United States of Earth is the fictional world government in the TV series Futurama. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Earth_Flag. ... Image File history File links Earth_Flag. ... It has been suggested that World Federation be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the television series. ...


This government name appears in episode 4ACV05, A Taste Of Freedom, is a parody of the United States' sphere of influence, with numerous similarities. It is run by a presidential system (headed by the President of Earth), its capital is Washington, D.C. (which is rededicated in 2475 to "Sweathog" Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington from Welcome Back, Kotter), and its citizens are called Earthicans. It is a member of Democratic Order Of Planets' or D.O.O.P., an interplanetary organization similar to the U.N.. The government is described by Omicronians as ' Weak and fearful'. Although never seen on screen there are references that the United States of Earth still uses a constitution-based system of government, with a widely expanded bill of rights. Its flag looks like the flag of the United States, with a globe centered on the Western Hemisphere in place of the 50 stars. Politically, the Earth Government is similar to that of the United States with a two-party system with a number of third parties. The two main parties are the Tastycrats and the Fingerlicans. Anyone who votes for third parties are regarded as 'weirdos and mutants'. The various sub-states are headed by governors, prime ministers and other similar leaders. A Taste of Freedom is the fifth episode of the fourth production season of Futurama. ... For the astrodynamics term, see sphere of influence (astrodynamics). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Welcome Back, Kotter (sometimes shortened to Welcome Back or Kotter) was an American television sitcom that originally aired on the ABC network from September 9, 1975 to June 8, 1979. ... Futurama is an animated United States cartoon series (March 28, 1999-2003) created by Matt Groening (who also created The Simpsons). ... The Democratic Order Of Planets (D.O.O.P.) logo, a rotational ambigram. ... UN and U.N. redirect here. ... Poppler redirects here. ... For other uses, see Flag (disambiguation). ... Union Jack. ... The geographical western hemisphere of Earth, highlighted in yellow. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A two-party system is a form of party system where two major political parties dominate the voting in nearly all elections. ... In any two-party system of politics, a third party is a party other than the two dominant ones. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...


The head of Richard Nixon is elected President of Earth by exploiting the fact that Earthican law states that no body can be elected more than twice; Nixon managed to run by putting his disembodied head on various robotic bodies ("A Head in the Polls"). Usually, though, his head is shown without any body. President McNeal is killed by invading Omicronians in an earlier episode. However it remains to be seen whether Nixon will still be President of Earth as he was taken into hell by the robot devil in "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings." Futuramas recurring characters: Spoiler warning: // In the episode A Big Piece of Garbage, Ron Popeil, his severed head floating in a large jar, mentions several of his inventions including the (fictional) technology to keep human heads alive in jars, implicitly arresting the aging process. ... ‹ The template below (Unreferenced episode) is being considered for deletion. ... ‹ The template below (Unreferenced episode) has been proposed for deletion. ... The Devil’s Hands are Idle Playthings is the eighteenth and final episode in season four of the TV series Futurama. ...


The Earth is a very free place and highly values liberty. According to Nixon, it is so free that people can even decide in which hand to have their sex monitoring chip installed. Earth's taxes are voluntary, though those who opt out of paying have to spend a weekend with the Pain Monster. Earth's national holiday is "Freedom Day," where the usual freedoms are expanded to the point of basic anarchy. The flag is often referred to affectionately as "Old Freebie" ("A Taste of Freedom"). A Taste of Freedom is the fifth episode of the fourth production season of Futurama. ...


Political parties

Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... One man, one vote, is a slogan used in pointing out a perceived imbalance in a given voting system. ... A Green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of Green politics. ... Futuramas recurring characters: // a brain slug controlling Hermes The Brain Slugs are small, gelatinous, fist-sized aliens that attach themselves to human heads and act as mind control devices, reducing their hosts to a zombie-like state. ... For other uses, see SIC. Sic is a Latin word, originally sicut [1] meaning thus, so, or just as that. In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized — [sic] — to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been... The United States Progressive Party of 1912 was a political party created by a split in the Republican Party in the presidential election 1912. ... This article concerns the National Rifle Association of the USA. For the UK organisation, see National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit group for the promotion of marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and personal protection firearm rights... For other uses, see Rainbow (disambiguation). ... The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. ... A contemporary printing of the Socialist Laws The Anti-Socialist Laws or Socialist Laws (German: Sozialistengesetze) were a series of acts, the first of which was passed on October 19, 1878 by the German Reichstag. ... In politics, voter fatigue is the apathy that the electorate can experience when they are required to vote too often. ...

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United States of Earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (249 words)
The United States of Earth is the fictional world government in the TV series Futurama.
It is headed by a President of Earth, its capital is Washington, D.C., and its citizens are called Earthicans.
Politically the USE is similar to that of the United States of America with a two-party system with a number of third parties.
United States (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (344 words)
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