The Constitution
We, the people of (Civ Name), in order to create an atmosphere of friendship and
cooperation, establish this Constitution of our beloved country. We uphold the
beliefs that each citizen must have a 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.
A. Governing rules shall consist of these Articles of the Constitution, such
amendments that shall follow and lower forms of law that may be
implemented. No rule shall be valid that contradicts these Articles
excepting an amendment specifically tasked to do so.
B. All Civfanatics Forum users who register in the Citizen Registry are
citizens of (Civ Name). Citizens have the right to assemble, the right to
free movement, the right to free speech, the right to a fair trial, the right to
representation, the right to demand satisfaction and the right to vote.
1. Political parties are not permitted.
C. The government will consist of the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch
and Judicial Branch.
1. The Executive Branch is headed by the President, the overall
Leader of the land, and shall include a Council of Leaders, each of
whom heads a department that is responsible for one major facet of
the country. Each of these Leaders will be generally responsible for
the items found under the respective Advisor in the Civilization III
game and esoteric aspects that fall under their department name.
a. The President shall be the designated player of the game.
The President is responsible for following the legal
instructions of all Leaders during play of the game.
2. The Legislative Branch will be formed of two houses, the Senate
and the Congress.
a. The Senate will be formed of the Provincial Governors, each
of whom are a Leader responsible for the care, management
and use of the cities and lands of a province.
b. The Congress will be formed of the entirety of the citizenry.
Congress shall have the primary duty of creating laws.
3. The Judicial Branch will be formed of three Leaders and is tasked
with verifying legality of legislation, interpreting rules, and
determining when violations occur. Each also has a specific
area of additional responsibility.
a. The Chief Justice is the overall head of the Judiciary and can
fill in for either lower position. The Chief Justice is
responsible for maintaining the legal books of the country
and the mechanics of Judicial Procedure.
b. The Judge Advocate functions in a role of prosecution and
attorney to the state when allegations of rulebreaking have
been made.
c. The Public Defendant functions in the roll of defense for any
and all accused citizens.
D. All offices will be filled via elections to serve fixed terms.
E. No person shall hold multiple Leader positions simultaneously.
F. The average of the number of votes cast in each of the most recent
contested elections shall constitute an active census of citizens. The
highest vote total of these elections shall constitute a full census (the
Congress). A majority of the Congress shall be required to amend the
Constitution. A 2/3 majority of the Senate shall be required to ratify said
amendment.
G. Elected officials must plan and act according to the will of the people.
H. Any game actions taken by the DP must be documented in a game play
log (examples: Notes or chat log). The game play log must be made
publicly available in a timely manner.
1. Commission of any game action that is not instantly reversible by
any person other than the President while carrying out his/her
duties is strictly forbidden.
a. 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.
I. The constitution, laws and standards of (Civ Name) can never be contrary
to the rules and regulations of the Civfanatics forums. Moderators may
veto/correct any such items.
Could you please slide C3c over to the right a little bit?
