Code of Laws
A. Citizen Rights
1. Naming Rights
a. City Names
All cities founded by Fanatannia will be named by citizens
using a rank-based system. The President will maintain
this list in a thread. Should a citizen fail to provide a
city name, they will be skipped until they provide a city
name. The Director of Expansion will include the city name
to be used in the instructions to found that city. No
citizen may name more than one city until all citizens
have named a city.
1. Ranking Order - elected officials
The rank order is based on the term and the Chain of
Command. All officials of an earlier term have priority
over officials of a later term. Within a term, the
Chain of Command will determine who has priority.
2. Ranking Order - citizens
Once all elected officials have named cities, the
Citizen Regsitry will be used to name cities, using the
order citizens were registered.

b. Province Names
The first Governor of a province will name the province.

c. Unit Names
The Commander of Armed Forces will utilize the unit naming
preferences within the Citizen Registry thread to rename all
military units.

d. Natural Feature Names
All natural features within a province may be named by the
Governor of the province.

2. Confirmation Polls
a. Confirmation polls are used in certain, specified
situations to challenge the decision of an elected official.
Confirmation polls may be used only when explicitly allowed
by law. Any citizen may create a confirmation poll, should
one not already exist. This poll must be created within 24
hours of the appointment or decision, and ask the question
"Do you approve of the <description of decision>?", with
Yes, No and Abstain option. If the confirmation poll
directly concerns a citizen (e.g. appointment), this poll
is to be private, as it is a form of an election. The poll
will run for 2 days. At the end of the time, if a majority
of the citizens vote "No", the decision is overturned. Any
other result approves the decision.

H. Elections, Deputies and Vacancies
1. Nominations and Debate
a. Nominations will be created by the Election Office 7 days
prior to the end of the month. Citizens may nominate
themself or another citizen in this thread. Citizens may
also post pre-nominations in the Election Office thread if
they will not be present during the nomination period.
This nomination thread should contain a description of the
office.
b. All debates will be within the nomination thread, and will
continue through the end of the election cycle. Any citizen
may post questions for the candidates to answer. Candidates
may answer or not answer as they wish.
c. A nomination is not considered Accepted until the candidate
makes an explicit post. All self-nominations are considered
Accepted unless otherwise stated.

2. Election Polls
a. Election polls will be created by the Election Office 3
days after the Nomination threads are created. These polls
will contain the names of all Accepted candidates for the
office, a description of the office, a link to the
nomination thread, be set to run for 3 days and be marked
private.
b. Should a citizen Accept multiple nominations, and does not
explicitly clarify which office they wish to run for, the
Election Office will use the first office they Accepted.
c. The citizen with the most votes at the close of the poll
is the winner of the election. Should two or more
candidates tie at the end of the election poll with the
same number of votes, a runoff election of two days
duration will be conducted with the tied candidates only.
This process shall continue until one candidate receives
the most votes.

3. General
a. The Election Cycle will run from the first nomination thread
is opened until the last runoff poll closes.
b. All threads and polls should be posted at approximately 00:00
GMT on the correct day.

4. Deputies
a. For all positions with deputies, the leader may appoint the
citizen of their choice as their deputy.

5. Vacant Offices
a. An official or Justice may declare themselves to be
Absent for a period of time. This period may not exceed 1
week. During this time, the deputy or pro-tem will act
with all power and duties of that office, surrendering
them to the official or Justice when they return or at
the end of the planned absence, whichever comes first.

b. Should an official fail to post in the DG forum for 3
days in a thread related to their area without prior
notice, the Judiciary may declare that office Vacant.

c. If a Justice has not posted on any active Judicial matter
for three days, the remaining Justices may declare the
Justice Vacant. If all three Justices fail to post on
any active Judicial matter for 3 days, the President may
declare all Judicial offices Vacant, and immediately
appoint a new Chief Justice.

I. Polling Standards
1. Any poll posted by an official of the Democracy game is considered
official and binding, unless otherwise stated.

2. All polls must simply and clearly state the question and all
options in a neutral manner, and contain an abstain option.

3. A poll should state the objectives of the poll and the time
limit (if any) of the poll.

4. A poll must also contain all releveant information, including
links to the respective ministry thread, discussion, and other
polls.

5. All official polls will be public unless they deal with
specific citizens. Those polls must be private.

We, the people of Fanatannia, in order to create an atmosphere of
friendship, cooperation, and pride, establish this Constitution of our
beloved country. We uphold the beliefs that each citizen must have an
equal voice in the government and ruling of our country, that
government itself is a construct of and servant to the people, that
rules, regulations, and laws should be established to facilitate the
active participation of the people and to make possible the dreams and
desires of the citizens.

Article A. All Civfanatics Forum users who register in the Citizen
Registry are citizens of our country. Citizens have the
right to assemble, the right to free movement, the right
to free speech, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the
right to representation, the right to name units (within
the naming convention), the right to request an
investigation into possible violations of law and the
right to vote.

Article B. Governing rules shall consist of these Articles of the
Constitution, any amendments that follow and the Code of
Laws. No rule shall be valid that contradicts these
Articles.


Article C. The government will consist of four branches: Strategic
Branch, Tactical Branch, Judicial Branch, and the General
Assembly,

Article D. The Strategic Branch consists of the President, the Vice
President, and the Consuls. The Consuls, as listed below,
are in tasked with deciding on the broader picture of how
Fanatannia will operate.

1. President - Leads discussions crossing over multiple
areas of different Consuls. He/she will also decide on
any strategic tasks not designated to another consul
in this constitution. The President is the primary
designated player. He/she has the following
responsibilities, and may appoint a citizen to oversee
a responsibility: Naming of Cities and Units,
Elections, and Polling Standards. These appointed
officials remain in office until removed by a
President. The President also leads discussion on how
to use military and scientific great leaders.

2. Vice President - Assistant to the President. He/she may
take over the President's tasks when the President is
absent. If the President should be removed from office
for any reason the Vice President will then take the
position of President and appoint a Vice President.
The Vice President must be approved by a majority of
the consuls, if the Vice President is appointed mid-term.

3. Consul for Domestic Policy - Oversees long term
settlement, long term worker plans, and long term city
development objectives. Plans government switches.

4. Consul for External Policy - Oversees long term planning
of policy regarding other nations. This includes
military plans, long term foreign affairs, and long term
trading goals.

5. Consul for Cultural Policy - Monitors culture. Pushes
for culture improvements. Fits science and religious
improvements into the big picture. Plans wonder
strategy.

6. Consul for Resources and Technology Policy - Decides on
long term tech queues, long term resource policies,
long term fiscal policies.

Article E. The Tactical Branch consists of the the officials in charge
of micromanagement of the game, within the boundaries of
the Strategic Branch's policy. The Tactical Branch consists
of the officials below.

1. Commander of Armed Forces - Micromanages the military
operations against foreign countries and unit
(excluding worker, settler, and non-military transport)
movements.

2. Director of Commerce - Decides on foreign affairs and
trading. Sets exact tech queue. Manages budget. Adjusts
slider and approves/denies requests from leaders
regarding the use of gold. Also decides on espionage
missions.

3. Director of Infrastructure - Controls the worker
actions. Reviews requests from governors about worker
requests and accepts/denies these.

4. Director of Expansion - Decides on where to settle with
settlers. The Director of Expansion also oversees the
creation of provincal boundaries. Controls movement of
settlers and settler carrying transports.

5. Governors - Each Governor shall determine any policies
and procedures needed to carry out their duties.
Governors are responsible for the care, management,
use of the cities, and use of lands of a province
through the setting of build queues, allocation of
laborers on tiles, population rushes and drafting of
citizen soldiers.

Article F. The Judiciary or Judicial Branch is tasked with upholding,
defending, and interpreting the laws of Fanatannia. The
Judiciary also upholds the rights of all citizens. The
Judiciary may create Judicial Procedures which define how
the Judiciary will operate. These procedures must be
approved by 2/3 of the justices. These procedures are lower
than the Constitution and Code of Laws, so they must be
within the boundaries of the constitution. The Chief
Justice, Judge Advocate, and Public defender make up the
Judiciary.

1. Chief Justice - Organizes and heads the affairs and
discussions of the court. May take place of other
Justices if there is no pro-term justice.

2. Judge Advocate - Prosecutes Citizen Complaints if the
Citizen Complaint is filed anonymously or the accuser
wishes to have the Judge Advocate prosecute. He/she
ensures CCs are following constitution, code of laws,
and court procedures guidelines.

3. Public Defender - Acts as Chief Attorney for the
accused, unless the accused wishes otherwise.
Ensures the accused understands his/her rights and the
accusation.

Article G. The Citizens make up the General Assembly. The General
Assembly is tasked with the creation of laws and leading
the elected officials. After a law is created or changed
by the citizenry, it is presented to the Judiciary to
ensure it is in the correct format and does not violate
the constitution.

Article H. No person shall hold multiple positions of leadership
(Strategic, Tactical, Judiciary, or Deputy) simultaneously,
nor shall have more than one accepted nomination at the
commencement of the general election.

1. All elected positions shall have a fixed term of one
month.

2. Each position will be granted to the candidate
receiving the largest number of votes in that election.
In the event of a tie between two or more front
runners, a runoff poll shall be opened between those
candidates only. This poll shall run for 2 days, and
be repeated as often as needed to resolve the tie.

3. All Strategic and Tactical positions shall have a
deputy. The Deputy will be permitted to conduct the
affairs of the office as directed, or during a planned
Absence of the elected official. If no instructions
have been posted for an office within 24 hours of the
upcoming Game Session, the deputy for that office may
post the official instructions for the office.

3. The Judiciary does not use deputies. In the event of
an Absence, a pro-tem justice(s) may be appointed by
the Chief Justice (or Judge Advocate if the Chief
Justice if absent) and confirmed by the President and
the remaining justice if not also absent. If both the
Chief Justice and the Judge Advocate are absent, the
Public Defender may appoint pro-tems to the other
seats, with Presidential approval.

4. The President will appoint a citizen to any Vacant
office. If a deputy exists for that office, the
President must appoint that citizen. This appointment
may be challenged by any citizen by that citizen
posting a confirmation poll within 24 hours of the
appointment.

Article I. Elected officials must plan and act according to the Will
of the People. The Will of the People will be determined
through discussions and polls.

Article J. All irreversible game actions must progress during a
scheduled game session while reversible game actions
(i.e. build queues) that adhere to legal instructions can
be prepared offline before the scheduled game session.

1. An instruction thread must be created at least 3 days
before the scheduled turnchat.
a. All official instructions must be posted in the
current instruction thread. Instructions must be
clear and defined.
b. Officials must post their instructions at least
one hour before the game session. Offcials may
make changes to their instructions up to an hour
before the game session, so long as those changes
are clearly noted.

2. The Designated Player shall be charged with the creation
of a date and time for all gameplay sessions.
a. The DP must specify when scheduling the gameplay
session (or when posting the TCIT) whether it will
be an online or offline gameplay session.
b. Any citizen may create a confirmation poll if they
disagree with any particulars for a scheduled game
session. Any such poll must run for at least 24
hours and be considered final at the start of the
scheduled game session.

Article K. The Constitution, laws and standards of Japanatica can
never be contrary to the rules and regulations of the
Civfanatics forums. Moderators may veto any such
constitutional amendments, laws or standards.

Article L. Commission of any game action by any person other than the
Designated Player while carrying out their duties that is
not instantly reversible without reloading the save is
strictly forbidden.
1. Exception: Determining options in the renegotiation of
Peace agreements requires an action of acceptance or war
to exit the bargain screen. This may be done but the game
must be immediately closed without saving.

Article M. All elected/appointed officials are charged with the duty
to post enough information for the citizens to make a
informed decision. This includes information from the save,
discussions, and past polls. Any citizen of the demogame
may demand an official to supply more information within
their area. A elected official may appoint a citizen to do
this task for them.

1. Each Minister shall post a basic department update,
every turnchat, inside of there respective Ministry
thread. This update must include information about the
progress of the minister and their respective duties.

I'm not sure if this should be posted here, but I noticed a couple things in the constitution. Minor nitpicks really.

1) Article J.2.a mentions the TCIT, which is not exlained. I don't even know what TCIT stands for. (Actually now that I think about it, it's probably "Turn Chat Instruction Thread", but I still believe it should be spelled out in the constitution).

2) Article K mentions Japanatica, which doesn't apply to this demogame. :)

I'm surprised that they're isn't an intelligence directorate, dont you get intel on the cities that you're about to waste??

or does that fall under a different consul or something??

As recorded by this poll (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=114978) the Code of Laws was amended to add criteria for amending the Code of Laws, and to allow a confirmation poll for deputies.


Y. Amending the Code of Laws

1. A Proposed Poll post must be posted in the discussion
thread for the amendment for 24 hours before submission
to the Judiciary for review. This post must include
the current text and the proposed text.

2. Judicial approval of the Amendment.

3. A poll which is open for at least 96 hours, which states
the text of the proposed section(s), the text of the
section(s) being replaced and the posing the question
in the form of Yes/No/Abstain.

4. To pass, the proposal must meet both of the following
criteria:
a. A 55% majority of all votes cast.
b. The total number of votes must exceed 37% of the census.


The following will be changed:

4. Deputies
a. For all positions with deputies, the leader may appoint the
citizen of their choice as their deputy. This appointment may
be challenged by a confirmation poll.

Bolded text is the change.

As recorded by this poll (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=114975) the Constitution was amended to add articles defining the Census, and defining the manner in which the Constitution may be amended, as follows.

Article X. The Census is defined as the average number of votes cast,
dropping fractions, in each of the contested elections in
the most recent general elections.

1. Should more than 3 citizens request it within a 48
hour period in the Judiciary thread, the Chief Justice
will create a poll to determine a true Census. The results
of this poll will override any previous Census.

Article Y. As this is intended to be a living document, and can change,
this Constitution may be Amended as outlined below.

1. A Proposed Poll post must be posted in the discussion
thread for the amendment for 24 hours before submission
to the Judiciary for review. This post must include
the current text and the proposed text.

2. Judicial approval of the Amendment

3. A poll which is open for at least 96 hours, which states
the text of the proposed section(s), the text of the
section(s) being replaced and the posing the question
in the form of Yes/No/Abstain.

4. To pass, the proposal must meet one of the following
criteria:
a. A 2/3 majority of all votes cast.
b. A simple majority of all votes cast and the total
number of votes exceeds 60% of the Census.

As recorded by this poll (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=116912), Articles D and E of the Constitution were amended as follows.


Article D. The Strategic Branch consists of the President, the Vice
President, and the Consuls. The Consuls, as listed below,
are in tasked with deciding on the broader picture of how
Fanatannia will operate.

. . . Sections 1-2 unaffected

3. Consul for Domestic Policy - Oversees long term
settlement, long term worker plans, and long term city
development objectives. Plans government switches.
Decides on where to settle with settlers. Oversees the
creation of provincal boundaries. Controls movement of
settlers, escorts, and settler carrying transports.
Plans switching the economy between normal and mobilized.


. . . Remainder of article D unaffected

Article E. The Tactical Branch consists of the the officials in charge
of micromanagement of the game, within the boundaries of
the Strategic Branch's policy. The Tactical Branch consists
of the officials below.

. . . Sections 1-3 unaffected
Section 4 deleted, section 5 renumbered to 4

4. Governors - Each Governor shall determine any policies
and procedures needed to carry out their duties.
Governors are responsible for the care, management,
use of the cities, and use of lands of a province
through the setting of build queues, allocation of
laborers on tiles, population rushes and drafting of
citizen soldiers.

Articles D and E of the Constitution were amended as follows, as recorded by this poll. (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=117186)

New text, changes are hilighted, bold for insertions / changes, strikethrough for major deletions. Unaffected sections skipped.


Article D.
1. President - Leads discussions crossing over multiple
areas of different Consuls. Sets the overall budget
and balances financial needs. He/she will also decide on
any strategic tasks not designated to another consul
in this constitution. The President is the primary
designated player. He/she has the following
responsibilities, and may appoint a citizen to oversee
a responsibility: Naming of Cities and Units,
Elections, and Polling Standards. These appointed
officials remain in office until removed by a
President. The President also leads discussion on how
to use military and scientific great leaders.

4. Consul for External Policy - Oversees planning
of policy regarding other nations. This includes
military objectives, declarations of war, peace
treaties, alliances, rights of passage, and mutual protection
pacts. Authorizes building of embassies, diplomatic missions,
and espionage missions. Authorizes trade embargoes

5. Consul for Cultural Policy - Monitors culture. Pushes
for culture improvements and authorizes cash rushing of
improvements. Plans wonder strategy. Authorizes use of
luxury slider vs specialists.

6. Consul for Resources and Technology Policy - Decides on
tech queues, science slider, and all trades which do not involve
items specifically listed under other consuls. Authorizes use
of tech and resources by other departments.

Article E.
1. Commander of Armed Forces - Micromanages the military
operations against foreign countries and unit
(excluding worker, settler, and non-military transport)
movements. Plans military operations within the boundaries
set by the Consul for External Affairs regarding military
objectives. Authorizes unit upgrades within the budget
limits set by the President.

2. Director of Commerce - Decides on foreign affairs and
trading. Sets exact tech queue. Also decides on espionage
missions.

The Code of Laws has been amended with regard to naming rights, as evidenced by this poll (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=117853) .

New Changes are in Bold
A. Citizen Rights
1. Naming Rights
a. City Names
All cities founded by Fanatannia will be named by citizens
using a rank-based system. The President will maintain
this list in a thread. Should a citizen fail to provide a
city name, they will be skipped until they provide a city
name. The President (or appointee) will include the city names
to be used in the TCIT. No citizen may name more
than one city until all citizens have named a city.

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c. Unit Names
The President (or appointee) will utilize the unit naming
preferences within the Citizen Registry thread to rename
all military units. Unit names to be used will be included in
the TCIT.
1. Naming Convention - Unit names will include a unit type
designation. If the citizen did not include an appropriate
type then one will be added by the DP. Ex: "Spice Raider" is
designated in the Citizen Registry, so the DP will name it:
"MDI - Spice Raider".
2. Ease of Game Play - We will go through the citizen registry
only one time to get unit names. Once we have gone
through the list any new citizens will be added to the next
built unit. Also, any citizen whose named unit no longer
exists may request from the President (or designate) to
have a new unit named with their choice.
3. Renaming Existing Units - After upgrades the DP may rename
units as appropriate at the next convienent time. Any
existing units not following these naming conventions may
also be renamed by the DP as appropriate at the next
convienent time.

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