Term 1 ~ Judiciary : Interpereting the Great Experiment!

    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.

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

            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.

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

            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.

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.

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

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

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.

C.  Chain of Command
    1.  The Chain of Command will be as follows:
        a.  President
        b.  Vice-President
        c.  Consul for Domestic Policy
        d.  Consul for External Policy
        e.  Consul for Cultural Policy
        f.  Consul for Resources and Technology Policy
        g.  Commander of Armed Forces
        h.  Director of Commerce
        i.  Director of Infrastructure
        j.  Director of Expansion
        k.  Governors (by order of province founding)
        l.  Chief Justice
        m.  Judge Advocate
        n.  Public Defender
        
    2.  If the current Designated Player cannot start the game session
        in a timely manner, or cannot continue, the next official in 
        the chain command may take over duties of DP.  
        
    3.  For the purposes of playing the save, the Judiciary is not
        considered part of the Chain of Command.