Definition of offices in Alternative government structure

Article C. The government will consist of four layers of government. These layers of government are the Strategic layer, Tactical layer, Game Playing laye, and the Administrative layer.


Article D. The Strategic layer 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 $COUNTRY_NAME will operate.
The President leads the Strategic layer and controls/leads discussions
involving more than one Strategic Consul. The majority of the Strategic
layer's policy is based on discussions and polls.

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.

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.

3. Consul for Domestic Policy - Oversees long term settlement, long term work movements, and
long term build queues goals(not specific goals). In charge of government switches.
4. Consul for External Policy - Oversees long term planning of policy regarding other nations.
This includes military plans and foreign affairs.

5. Consul for Cultural Policy - Monitors culture. Pushes for culture improvements.
Fits science and religous improvements into the big picture.

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


Article E. The Tactical layer consists of the the officials in charge of micromanagement of
the game, within the boundaries of the Strategic layer's policy. The Tactical layer
is not required to receive instructions from the people as long as their policy
is within that of the Strategic layer's. The Tactical layer is consisted of the officials
below.

1. Commander of Armed Forces - Micromanages the military operations against
foreign countries.

2. Director of Commerce - Decides on foreign affairs and trading. Sets exact tech queue.
Adjusts slider and approves/denies requests from governors regarding rushes(in a government
requiring gold to rush).

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.

5. Governors - Manages citizens in cities under his/her control and the build queues.


Article F. The Administrative layer consists of officials not directly related to the gameplay of the game.
The Chief Justice, Judge Advocate, and Public defender make up the court. They are tasked with
upholding, protecting, and clarifying the constitution and the code of laws. Court procedures
may be made by any court by having two out of the three justices agreeing. The Court procedures
must comply with the constitution and code of laws. The Court procedures can be treated as
a set of laws below the Code of Laws.

1. Chief Justice - Organizes and heads the affairs and discussions of the court.

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.

4. Chief Elections Official - Heads the affairs of the Election Office. Ensures the election cycle
is followed correctly.

5. Assistant Elections Official - Assists the Chief Election Official. Takes place of Chief Election Official
if the Chief Elections Official is removed for any reason.

6. City Naming Official - Ensures that cities are named correctly according to the law. May post a list
of the names of cities, in which to be used in the Turn Chat Instuction thread. Note that the Vice President
will oversee this office if there is no official for any reason.

7. Chief Polling Standards Official - Advises poll creators on errors/suggestions on the poll. May create
guidelines for prefered polling. Note that the Judge Advocate will oversee this office if both members
(Chief and Assistant Polling Standards Official) are vacant.

8. Assistant Polling Standards Official - Assists Chief Polling Standards Official. May take the place of the Chief
Polling Standards Official.

Article G. The designated players are the officials which play the gamesave. There are three of these officials who will
alternate playing. A designated player may only give up the game play to another designated player.
A designated player may also opt out of playing and then choose another designated player to play for him.

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DaveShack said:

I meant to put in the edits last night, but it just got too late Hopefully tonight will work.

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Octavian X said:

I'd suggest changing 'Commander of Armed Forces' to 'Director of Armed Forces' for continuity's sake if it wasn't already too late, but otherwise, sounds good.

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Oversees long term planning of policy regarding other nations.
This includes military plans and foreign affairs.

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Article C. The government will consist of four layers of government. These layers of government are the Strategic layer, Tactical layer, Game Playing laye, and the Administrative layer.


Article D. The Strategic layer 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 $COUNTRY_NAME will operate.
The President leads the Strategic layer and controls/leads discussions
involving more than one Strategic Consul. The majority of the Strategic
layer's policy is based on discussions and polls.

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.

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 build queues goals(not specific goals). Also in charge of 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. Pushes for military improvements.

5. Consul for Cultural Policy - Monitors culture. Pushes for culture improvements. Fits science and religous improvements into the big picture. D

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


Article E. The Tactical layer consists of the the officials in charge of micromanagement of the game, within the boundaries of the Strategic layer's policy. The Tactical layer is not required to receive instructions from the people as long as their policy is within that of the Strategic layer's. However any citizen my start a discussion about the decision of a Tactical Leader. The Tactical layer is consisted of the officials below.

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

2. Director of Commerce - Decides on foreign affairs and trading. Sets exact tech queue. Adjusts slider and approves/denies requests from governors regarding rushes(in a government requiring gold to rush).

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.

5. Governors - Manages citizens in cities under his/her control and the build queues. May request rushes from the Director of Commerce, and requet worker actions from the Director of Infrastrucute.


Article F. The Administrative layer consists of officials not directly related to the gameplay of the game.
The Chief Justice, Judge Advocate, and Public defender make up the court. They are tasked with
upholding, protecting, and clarifying the constitution and the code of laws. Court procedures
may be made by any court by having two out of the three justices agreeing. The Court procedures
must comply with the constitution and code of laws. The Court procedures can be treated as
a set of laws below the Code of Laws.

1. Chief Justice - Organizes and heads the affairs and discussions of the court.

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.

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Provolution said:

I think culture consul is pretty straightforward wonder discussions and culture wars, which I am doing right now. However, I see we probably should replace the Culture Consul with Finance Consul and transfer Wonders to Science and Trade and culture wars to the governors, that makes much more sense to me.

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