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Constitution of the New Western Atlantic


THE NEW WESTERN ATLANTIC ❖
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Table of Contents


Article I - Legislature

  • Section I

    • The legislature, known as the Senate shall be composed of elected citizen nations of the New Western Atlantic.

    • All legislative powers shall be vested in the Senate.

    • The Senate shall consist of a minimum of 10 Senators, and the Monarch may increase the set amount as he sees fit. Elections for the Senate shall be held every three months.

  • Section II

    • Legislative Proposals may be submitted for consideration to the Senate by any resident. Each proposal shall have time for debate within the New Western Atlantic. The Senate may amend any Proposal before voting, if deemed necessary. Proposals must pass with a majority from the Senate before becoming Law.

    • The Senate, with two thirds of its members in support, shall bring forth charges against a specified person. Should the threshold be met, a trial shall be set in the High Court whom may then determine the verdict. If a guilty verdict is reached, the court will proceed by declaring the removal of the convicted individual from government.

    • The Senate will be led by the majority party, or the majority coalition, and they will select their leader who will control the Senate's agenda. The largest minority opposition party may select their own leader. The leader of the majority party or majority coalition shall be the Chancellor of the Senate. The leader of the largest minority party of minority coalition shall be the Shadow Chancellor. In the even that there is no majority party of coalition, the Senate will elect its Chancellor, this system of voting is to be the same as the Prime Minister election where a majority threshold is required.

    • The Senate shall have the power to declare war and review treaties with foreign regions.

    • The Deputy Prime Minister shall be an unofficial member of the Senate, and will only vote should a tie occur.

    • The Senate shall have the authority to create inferior courts to the High Court.

    • The Senate shall have the authority to determine regulations on snap elections, so long as they do not violate any portion of this constitution.

    • The Senate shall be prohibited from passing legislation that retroactively changes the legal consequence of an action that was previously committed before the enactment of the law.


Article II - Prime Minister

  • Section I

    • The Prime Minister, or Premier, shall serve as the Head of Government of the New Western Atlantic.

    • The Prime Minister shall be elected by the citizens, and will serve until the next General Election.

    • The Prime Minister can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms, in which (s)he is deemed ineligible of running for a third.

    • The Prime Minister shall be elected by the citizens with majority vote, if no candidate receives 50% plus one then a runoff will occur and will serve until the next General Election.

  • Section II

    • The Prime Minister shall be granted all Powers necessary to function as Head of Government, namely Appearance, Border Control, Communications, Embassies, and Polls. The Prime Minister shall be responsible for administering the New Western Atlantic.

    • The Prime Minister shall appoint High Court justices with the majority approval of the citizens.

    • The Prime Minister may interdict any legislative resolution that does not have two thirds support of its members and has not been instituted for more than ten days.

    • The Prime Minister shall preside over the Cabinet, and reserves the right to dismiss a Minister from office with consent of the Senate.

  • Section III

    • The Prime Minister can provide an address to the region via telegram.

    • The Prime Minister must ensure that the laws of the New Western Atlantic be faithfully executed.


Article III - Monarchy

  • Section I

    • The Founder, The united dark republic, is hereby known as the King and is the reigning Monarch of the region.

    • The Monarch shall serve as the Head of State.

  • Section II

    • The Monarch shall retain sole executive powers. These executive powers are faintly limited to appointing the necessary regional officers as elected by the citizens.

  • Section III

    • The Monarch shall maintain a public register of current political parties. The number of recognized parties shall be capped to six, the determination for the recognized parties will be the number of World Assembly Citizens not in another party and at discretion of His Majesty.

    • The Monarch shall administer and officiate all regional elections, including snap elections.

    • In the event that the position of Monarch is vacant, the current placeholder shall appoint his successor.

    • In the event of a crisis or raid, the Monarch shall be permitted to usurp emergency powers and therefore act within his jurisdiction to protect the security of the region by necessary means. This emergency power must be renewed on a weekly basis by the Senate.


Article IV - World Assembly Delegate

  • Section I

    • Represents the region in the World Assembly; has no executive or legal power.


Article V - High Court

  • Section I

    • The High Court shall consist of the Chief Justice and at least two other Associate Justices appointed by the Prime Minister with majority approval from the citizens. Additional seats on the court may be added at the Founder's discretion, and with consent from the legislature.

    • Vacancies shall be filled by appointment from the Prime Minister with majority approval from the citizens.

  • Section II

    • The High Court shall have judicial review Powers extending to all cases that arise under this Constitution, the laws of the New Western Atlantic, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their jurisdiction.

    • The High Court shall be the leading and central Judiciary of the Region.

    • The High Court may create and follow its own procedures that it can determine for itself.

    • The High Court cannot instruct the expulsion of a government official from office unless this person is impeached by the Senate, and the case must be in regards to impeachment.


Article VI - Amending the Constitution

  • Section I

    • The government, when it shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution. Proposed amendments to this Constitution must then be approved by two thirds of the citizens.


Article VII - Constitutional Supremacy

  • Section I

    • This Constitution, and the laws of the New Western Atlantic which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the New Western Atlantic, shall be the supreme law of the region.

    • Treaties are to be considered above the laws of the region, but below the constitution.


Article VIII - Public Office & Succession

  • Section I

    • All citizens have the right to vote in any public election, and all other regional polls.

    • The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the current Prime Minister and shall not be permitted to hold another office position.

    • In the event that the current Prime Minister cannot fulfill his/her duties, the Deputy Prime Minister will serve the remainder of the Prime Minister’s term.

  • Section II

    • The Cabinet, or Ministry, is apart of the Executive Branch and serves on behalf of the Prime Minister. Each Ministry is created at the Monarch's leisure, and the region at-large votes on those who seek a position in the ministry.

    • Should a vacancy arise in a Ministry, its respective appointed deputy shall assume that office. In the event that a Ministry is vacant and there is no deputy to delegate power of office to, the Monarch shall trigger a snap election.

    • All officials in the Government must be a citizen as defined in Article IX of this constitution.


Article IX - Citizenship

  • Section I

    • Citizenship in this region shall be derived from the Monarch, criteria for this citizenship shall be membership in the World Assembly and require residing in the region for seven complete and continuous day. The Monarch may grant special assignment to residents should it be necessary.

    • Residents shall maintain the same protections of liberty held for citizens,
      however are deemed ineligible to run, hold, maintain, vote or execute the office or honor or title in this region.

    • The Monarch shall reserve the authority to revoke citizenship or residency at will, and may also waive the seven day requirement, if deemed appropriate.


Article X - Guaranteed Rights

  • Section I

    • All residents are guaranteed the freedom to speak their mind, and it shall not be disregarded so long as it doesn't violate NationStates rules or regional laws and guidelines that are designed to protect persons from any untruthful speech which harm a person's character, or call upon for physical or psychological damages.

    • Freedom of the press allows residents to find, create and publish a newspaper without interference, prevention, punishment, regulation or reprisal from the government.

    • The freedom to protest, petition, distrust, campaign in opposition or file against the government shall not be infringed upon.

    • The ideal to establish, align, lead or leave a political party without government interference or discrimination shall be upheld.

    • The right to citizenship or residency shall not be revoked by any body of government without consent of the Monarch.

    • The right to a fair and just trial for punishments and/or appeals of verdicts shall not be disregarded.



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