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Constitution of the United Coalition of Nation States


Table of Contents


Article I - Legislature

  • Section I

    • The legislature, known as the General Assembly shall be composed of elected citizen nations of the United Coalition of Nation States.

    • All legislative powers shall be vested in the General Assembly.

    • The General Assembly shall consist of a minimum of 10 members, and the President may increase the set amount as he sees fit. Elections for the General Assembly shall be held every three months.

  • Section II

    • Legislative Proposals may be submitted for consideration to the General Assembly by any resident. Each proposal shall have time for debate within the United Coalition of Nation States. The General Assembly may amend any Proposal before voting if deemed necessary. Proposals must pass with a majority from the General Assembly before becoming law.

    • The General Assembly, 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 Supreme Court who may then determine the verdict. If a guilty verdict is reached, the court will proceed by declaring the removal of the convicted individual from the government.

    • The General Assembly will be led by the majority party or the majority coalition, and they will select their leader who will control the General Assembly's agenda. The largest minority opposition party may select their own leader. The leader of the majority party or majority coalition shall be the Speaker of the General Assembly. The leader of the largest minority party of the minority coalition shall be the Shadow Speaker. In the event that there is no majority party or coalition, the General Assembly will elect its Speaker. This system of voting is to be the same as the Secretary-General election, where a majority threshold is required.

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

    • The Deputy Secretary-General shall be an unofficial member of the General Assembly, and will only vote should a tie occur.

    • The General Assembly shall have the authority to create inferior courts to the Supreme Court.

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

    • The General Assembly 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 - Secretary-General

  • Section I

    • The Secretary-General shall serve as the Head of Government of the United Coalition of Nation States.

    • The Secretary-General shall be elected by the citizens and will serve until the next General Election.

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

    • The Secretary-General shall be elected by the citizens with a 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 Secretary-General shall be granted all Powers necessary to function as Head of Government, namely Appearance, Border Control, Communications, Embassies, and Polls. The Secretary-General shall be responsible for administering the United Coalition of Nation States.

    • The Secretary-General shall appoint Supreme Court justices with the majority approval of the citizens.

    • The Secretary-General 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 Secretary-General shall preside over the Cabinet, and reserves the right to dismiss a cabinet member from office with the consent of the General Assembly.

  • Section III

    • The Secretary-General can provide an address to the region via telegram.

    • The Secretary-General must ensure that the laws of the United Coalition of Nation States be faithfully executed.


Article III - President

  • Section I

    • The Founder, Byzanthia, is hereby known as the President of the United Coalition of Nation States.

    • The President shall serve as the Head of State.

  • Section II

    • The President 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 President 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 the President's discretion.

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

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

    • In the event of a crisis or raid, the President 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 General Assembly.


Article IV - World Assembly Delegate

  • Section I

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


Article V - Supreme Court

  • Section I

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

    • Vacancies shall be filled by appointment from the Secretary-General with majority approval from the citizens.

  • Section II

    • The Supreme Court shall have judicial review Powers extending to all cases that arise under this Constitution, the laws of the United Coalition of Nation States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their jurisdiction.

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

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

    • The Supreme Court cannot instruct the expulsion of a government official from office unless this person is impeached by the General Assembly, and the case must be in regard 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 United Coalition of Nation States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United Coalition of Nation States, 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 Secretary-General is appointed by the current Secretary-General and shall not be permitted to hold another office position.

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

  • Section II

    • The Cabinet, or Secretariat, is a part of the Executive Branch and serves on behalf of the Secretary-General. Each Department is created at the President's leisure and the region at-large votes on those who seek a position in the Secretariat.

    • Should a vacancy arise in a Department, its respective appointed deputy shall assume that office. In the event that a Department is vacant and there is no deputy to delegate the power of office to, the President 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 President, criteria for this citizenship shall be membership in the World Assembly and require residing in the region for seven complete and continuous days. The President may grant special assignment to residents should it be necessary.

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

    • The President 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 anybody of government without the consent of the President.

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

NOTE: The Constitution above was adopted for use by the United Coalition of Nation States (UCNS) from this Constitution, which was originally written for the New Western Atlantic (NWA)

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