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The Constitution of The The United Parliamentary Socialist Republics of Artztokzsia

Drafted this 22st day of 1375

Passed this 31 day of 1376

 

Preamble,
We, survivors of the great conflict united under the great our banner, in favor of establishing a greater governments than our predecessors, have drafted this constitution. It is to guide the government of the present and future so that it may provide the people within its borders with welfare, democracy, and security.

 

Article 1

The government will consist of the Legislative wing and Executive wing

Section 1

    The Legislative wing will be split into the region and national levels. The region representatives will take care of regional affairs by passing legislation, including laws, ratifying region constitutions, issuing licenses, issuing new taxes, and planning infrastructure. The region representatives will also delegate power to the district executive wing. The national parliament, which consists of senators, the Ministry of State, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Defense, is responsible for creating national laws, declaring war, signing treaties, issuing taxes, planning infrastructure, delegating power to regions, and set standards for services and needs. Every piece of legislation will be passed with a majority vote. 

Section 2

    The Executive wing will be split into district, region, and national. The Executive wing, in all levels of government, has to enforce the legislation made by the Legislative wing. The national executive wing will be split into 3 ministries, the Ministry of State, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Defense. The President will be in charge of all the Ministries and can appoint ministers to head a ministry or secretaries for the departments ministries contain, the appointees will be confirmed by parliament. The Ministry of State will consist of, the department of industry, department of infrastructure, department of land, and department of economy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will consist of the department of external commerce, department of foreign aid, department of immigration, and department of diplomacy. The President will also have with him a Vice President. The Vice President will become active president if the current becomes unable to lead. The Vice President will also preside over the national parliament and will vote along with the senators if there is a tie in the parliament. The region will have a governor and a vice governor. The governor will delegate power to the district commissioner council and carry out the responsibilities the regional legislator requires them to do. 

 

Article 2

      In the government there shall be a Judicial wing. The Judicial wing will be split into upper and lower courts. They will be responsible for interpreting the constitution and law and applying it to those who infringe or break it.

Section 1

    Lower courts will be divided into local and appellate courts. Local courts will hear what is deemed civil and criminal cases. Appellate courts will receive appeals from local court cases to be moved up to an upper court. Local courts will consist of one jury for civil cases and two for criminal. A jury will consist of the citizens of the area and if the case is a criminal one and the judge decides it is needed there will be a second jury with experts in the field they are dealing with. In the court there will be a prosecutor and defendant. Both will be given 30 minutes to 1 hour to make their argument, call on witnesses, provide evidence, and more. The other side will be able to call on objections and the judge can either overrule or abstain them. After the arguments the jury or juries will meet together in a specified room and decide if the defendant is guilty or not. If the defendant is guilty the judge will decide the punishment. In Appellate courts there will be a judge that will hear the defendant or prosecutor’s arguments and decides if the case can be moved up. 

Section 2

    Upper courts will be split into national, national appellate, and the supreme court. National courts will handle cases that have been moved up from local courts and criminal cases that includes breaking of national law. Its structure will consist of 2 juries and a judge. National appellate courts will handle appeals from national courts. They will have a council of 9 judges who will decide if the case includes the constitution. Supreme courts will handle cases moved up from national appellate courts, cases that involve international law, a region suing a person, a region suing another region, and a nation suing a citizen. They will have 11 supreme justices that will hear and question the defendant or prosecutor for as long as they wish. Then they will then decide whether the law is at fault or the person is.

 

Article 3 

Section 1
    The district will elect a council member for each 1,000 peoples, the council member will be decided with a majority vote by the people. There shall be a region representative for every 100,000 people and if need be the number can be lowered to per 10,000 people, the representative will be chosen by a majority vote by the people. The region representatives will choose 25 senators for the national parliament. To become a representative or senator of the Legislative wing you must be at least 30 years old. To be a senator you must also be born within the borders of this country. To be a commissioner you must be more than 25 years old.

Section 2
    The President will be elected by the parliament and confirmed by the people with a majority vote. If the President is not confirmed by the people then the parliament are required to choose another candidate. The Vice President will be elected by a separate election that the people solely participate in. To be a President or Vice President you must be 30 years old and be born within the borders of this country. 

Section 3
    The Supreme Justices will be chosen by the people and only by the people. Other judges are appointed by the Supreme Justices.

 

Article 4

Section 1
    People born within the borders of this country will be deemed a citizen on birth. Those born by a citizen of this country will automatically be deemed a citizen. If a foreigner wishes to be a citizen they must submit a application to the department of immigration. If they are accepted they will receive a green card and must live in the country for at least 5 years, work a full time job, and not break any criminal laws. If they fail then they will be deported. If they complete those tasks they will be eligible to take a citizenship test if they pass they will be sworn in as a citizen.

Section 2
    All citizens are all protected by this constitution and the laws this government makes. Once a citizen their title cannot be removed unwillingly. A citizen must follow the laws and other legislation the government makes. A citizen must pay all taxes levied. A citizen must serve in court when called upon. A citizen must defend the nation when called upon.

 

 

Article 5

    All citizens have the right of express their opinions, ideas, and religion. All citizens that the government has deemed eligible have the right to bear arms. All have the right to a proper defense or prosecution in court. No citizen can experience excessive bail or punishment. All citizens must be subject to a quick, fair, and impartial trial. All citizens have unenumerated rights of which the supreme court justices must decide in a case. All unenumerated tasks are reserved for the regions.

 

 

Article 6

    The all levels of government has the power to levy taxes on the people. The government may also create businesses or corporations for funding, but may not create monopolies and provide the government businesses with an advantage over the people’s. 

 

Article 7

    Land is to be considered a commodity and can be bought and sold under the law. If a citizen owns land they may do whatever they wish to do, but the activities must be legal under regional and national laws. The government in all levels cannot restrict the purchasing and selling of the land and the development of private property.

 

Article 8

    Changes to this constitution must be passed through national parliament and must receive a 2/3 vote and must be deemed constitutional by the supreme court.

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