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The Constitution

Constitution of The Civ 2 Democracy game.

Section A: Game Dynamics

Article 1: NO ONE is allowed to download and play out a saved game. This is grounds for impeachment and/or eviction from the Democracy game. All citizens may load and view a save game but no action within the game is permitted.

Article 2: The game consists of the Executive Branch, The Council, Governors, Citizens and Moderators.

Article 3: The President will post a tentative schedule of dates that they will play the game on.

Article 4: Polls and discussions should be posted after the turn info has been posted.

Article 5: An official is considered absent from the Forum when they have not replied to an inquiry in 36 hours.

Section B: Government

Article 1: There are four Department Advisors. They are the Domestic Advisor, Foreign Advisor, Military Advisor, and Science Advisor.

Article 2: Below the department heads are the deputy advisors. They are the voice of their department when the advisor is absent. They are responsible for carrying out the plans of the departmental advisor and may make departmental decisions that haven't been addressed by the advisor.

Article 3: Civilian agencies/groups may form to do a certain task. Examples include a history tracking group or activists against War.

Article 4: There will be no political parties.

Article 5: When more than one official has jurisdiction over a particular activity the conflict will be decided according to the Chain of Command.

Section C: The Executive Branch

Article 1: The President is responsible for actually playing the game. He/she also gathers info from the Department Advisors on how the game is to be played.

Article 2: The President may break ties and make decisions that haven't been made by department heads.

Article 3: The President is the Department Head of the Department Head's and has privileges thereof.

Article 4: The Vice President is the deputy of the Executive Branch and takes over in the event that the President is missing.

Section D: The Cabinet

Article 1: The Cabinet consists of the Four Department Advisors.

Article 2: The Department Advisors duties include deciding their department policy and activities based on the wishes of the citizens. Department heads should post polls and posts to get citizen input. With the poll results and input they give instructions and advice to the President who then plays them out in the game.

Article 3: The Department Advisors have the right to break ties on polls in their departments and make decisions on their own. In case of forum outage or low participation they would be allowed to make all decision in their related area.

Section E: Departments

Article 1: Domestic Advisor: Makes decisions about settler placement, wonder building and budget; is also responsible for setting the science/lux/tax rate. He/she is also the Provincial Governor of the Capital Province.

Article 2: Military Advisor: Makes decisions on military actions, defense, and (if war has been declared) war time actions. Reports military decisions to the President. Can override Governors on production issues during time of invasion (when there are troops in our territory from a country we are at war with).

Article 3: Foreign Advisor: Makes decisions regarding Diplomatic relations such as war, peace, and treaties.

Article 4: Science Advisor: Decides technology goals through research, espionage, and conquering.

Section F: Governors and Provinces

Article 1: A governor controls the production (building queues) of the cities within a province. A governor's production decision can be overturned by a council vote or by the Military Advisor during time of invasion.

Article 2: Provincial borders are geography based and will be approved by a council vote. A Province may contain any number of cities. Provincial borders should be defined ahead of territorial expansion.

Article 3: The Domestic Advisor is the governor of the capitol province. The Domestic Deputy is not the Deputy Governor of the Capital Province. The citizens elect governors for other provinces. Regular gubernatorial elections are held for all provinces that contain at least 1 city.

Article 4: The Domestic Deputy is the defacto governor for provinces acquired between election years. A special election will be held for a new governor when a newly acquired province grows to 3 or more cities.

Article 5: The Governor controls tile use within his/her province when those tiles lie within a city radius. If Province A wishes to use tiles from Province B that are within the city radius of a Province B city, Governor A must get permission from Governor B. If no city in Province B could use the tiles, Governor A would not need Governor B's permission to use them.

Section G: Citizens

Article 1: Every citizen belongs to a city of the nation and can move to other cities when they please. This should be updated it the Citizens' registry.

Article 2: Every citizen has the duty of voting in election polls, opinion polls and posting their view on different events.

Article 3: Citizens can't hold polls on rule changes or any matter of state covered by a department.

Artilce 4: If a citizen would like a rule changed or a matter of state changed they may request that the appropriate Council member or Moderator post a poll. If refused, the citizen may start a thread suggesting a poll. When 2 other citizens voice approval of the poll (proposal seconded and carried) the Council member or Moderator must post the poll.

Section H: Moderators

Article 1: Moderators are responsible for handling elections, site maintenance and polls, etc.

Article 2: They are also responsible for clarifying the Constitution if there is confusion on one or more of its points.

Article 3: These are not elected positions. They have no council power.

Section I: Elections

Article 1: Elections will be held for the Presidency, each Council position and each Provincial Governor position.

Article 2: Terms last One month.

Article 3: There are no Term Limits.

Article 4: Only citizens that have been council members or governors within the last two terms may run for the presidency. Other elections are open to all citizens. Runner-ups for department heads automatically become deputy advisors for that department. The runner up in the presidential election becomes the Vice President.

Article 5: If there are no runner-ups the new advisor can appoint a deputy. (Deputies are not a required position.)

Article 6: Five days before the end of the month nominations shall begin. Two days before the end of the month, the polls for all positions of nominated members shall be posted. On the last day of the month the winners shall be declared, and a new term shall begin on the first day of the new month.

Article 7: Self-Nomination is allowed and automatically constitutes a nomination and acceptance for the position.

Article 8: Citizens can run for a maximum of two positions but may only hold one department advisor position at a time. Citizens are allowed to serve as Advisor and Deputy Advisor in two different departments. Thus if they win 2 elections they must choose one and the runner-up of the unselected position will be declared the winner.

Article 9: Citizens can hold multiple Deputy Positions.

Article 10: The Moderator runs the election, starts, edits and closes polls.

Article 11: The Moderator may run Primaries if there are over five nominees for a department.

Article 12: In the event of a tie, a second election will be run with only the nominees that were tied.

Section J: Impeachment

Article 1: It may become evident that an elected official isn't making decisions based on the results of the opinion polls.

Article 2: Anyone can call an impeachment hearing and pose evidence against an elected official.

Article 3: The accused is given an opportunity to defend themselves.

Article 4: A Moderator acts as Judge and initiates an Impeachment Cabinet Vote, if needed.

Article 5: The remaining council members vote.

Article 6: While an Impeachment trial is ongoing the deputy advisor takes over for the advisor in question.

Section K: Chain of Command (COC)

Article 1: The Chain of Command defines rank and precedence for Playing Rights, Naming Rights and Jurisdiction Conflicts.

Article 2: COC
  • President
  • Vice President
  • Domestic Advisor
  • Military Advisor
  • Foreign Advisor
  • Science Advisor
  • Deputy Domestic Advisor
  • Deputy Military Advisor
  • Deputy Foreign Advisor
  • Deputy Science Advisor
  • Remaining Elected Officials (example - Governors)

Article 3: A Council Vote is considered the highest rank of the Chain of Command, when applicable.

Section L: Council Votes

Article 1: Council votes are very powerful and can affect the very fabric of the game. Only Council members may vote.

Article 2: Polled council votes will last a minimum of 48 hours or until all council members have responded or until a plurality of all council members have carried or passed the measure.

Article 3: Impeachment votes are called by the Moderators following citizen complaint. An affirmative result removes an elected official from office.

Article 4: Administrative votes are called by the President. An affirmative result overrules an elected official's instructions and decisions for game play.

Article 5: A plurality of the responding voters is required for a Council Vote to pass. The President may cast a vote to break a tie. The President does not otherwise vote.

Article 6: A single official will have one vote, no matter how many departments they are currently representing.

Section M: Naming Rites

Article 1: Naming rights for new cities will be given following the Chain of Command. When more than one citizen has the same spot in the COC (example - "Elected Officials" group) rank will be determined by their seniority as a citizen (who signed the Registry first). This priority chain will be rearranged by elections as different people move up and down the Chain of Command.

Article 2: Provinces may be named by the Domestic Advisor.

Enjoy the Game. :)

See also:
Democracy Game Overview Thread
The United Registry Thread
 
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