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Section I - The Executive branch of government, also known as the Cabinet, shall be compromised of the Prime Minister, and its Ministers, as decreed by law or as nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by a confirmation vote by the House of Commons; the Cabinet shall at least be composed of a Minister tasked with Foreign Affairs, a Minister tasked with Domestic Affairs, and a Minister tasked with Legal Affairs.

Section II - A Minister can be dismissed through unilateral dismissal by the Prime Minister, or through a vote of no confidence by the House of Commons. The Prime Minister shall also have all regional government powers: Appearance, Border Control, Communications, Embassies and Polls. They shall be able to veto legislation which has not received a two thirds majority and has not been enshrined in law for fifteen days.

Section III - The President shall serve as elected WA delegate representing the Region in the World Assembly. The president shall be the Head of State of Thaecia, observing only the Powers of the Prime Minister, when the office of the Prime Minister is vacant.

• Sub-section I - The President has the authority to represent the region as a whole for matters relating to the World Assembly.

• Sub-section II - If a citizen acquires more endorsements than the President, they may be ejected to preserve the power of the President to be the WA Delegate.

• Sub-section III - The President, as WA delegate, has the power to sponsor and propose World Assembly legislation.

Section IV - The President may call for a snap election in the Upper or Lower Chambers of Congress with the consensus of Cabinet Ministers. Should no majority be found 10 days after an election, the President shall also be allowed to extend the deadline for the formation of a majority coalition in the Senate or House of Commons by up to a maximum of 10 days if no coalition can be formed in time. When this deadline is reached, a snap election shall be held.

Section V - The President has the legal power to ban in the event of a regional emergency. The Cabinet must give its consent to the President before this action is taken. The Court has the power to overturn this decision, provided there was no regional emergency.

Section VI - The Roleplay Secretary shall serve as Head of Roleplay and run the Roleplay. They shall be exempt from the cabinet. The Prime Minister reserves the right to appoint and fire the Roleplay Secretary. After appointed the Roleplay Secretary shall then go to a confirmation vote within the Thaecian Roleplay, organised by the Electoral Commissioner. Only thaecian citizens who have been officially roleplayers as per the procedures of the Roleplay Secretary shall be allowed to vote on this confirmation vote. Should a Roleplay Secretary confirmation vote occur during an RP reset, those who were in the Roleplay at the point of reset shall have the right to vote.

Section I - The Legislative branch of government, also known as congress, shall be a bicameral legislature. The lower chamber shall be called the House of Commons (also known as the Commons or simply the House) and shall consist of at least seven members of parliament (MPs). The upper chamber shall be called the Senate and shall consist of at least 5 senators. In order to expand the number of seats in either house, two thirds of both chambers and the region, in the form of a referendum, must approve of the expansion. The expansion must always result in an odd number of seats in a chamber.

Section II - Any bill drafted and proposed by one of the Chambers of Congress must achieve a majority of the chamber's support, before it can go to the other chamber of Congress where it needs to reach the same majority. If it fails to reach a majority in the second chamber, it may be sent back to the first chamber to be amended or scrapped. If it does command support of the second chamber, it will become law.

• Sub-Section I - A majority shall be defined as:

  1. a simple majority: a majority of 50%+1 votes in favour, where abstention will not be counted as a vote.

  2. a two third majority: a majority of at least 67% of votes in favour, where abstention will not be counted as a vote.

Section III - Each chamber will be led by one senator/MP in the caucus of the ruling coalition, where the ruling coalition is the coalition whose sum of the number of seats of the parties in the coalition is greater than half of the total number of seats in that chamber. The Speaker of the House and the Chairman of the Senate shall have the power to determine their chamber's agenda. Both roles are chosen by a simple majority vote by the members of the respective chambers. Parties can only put forward one candidate for the chambers leadership elections. In the event in which no candidate is tied, but at the same time no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off is held between the two candidate who received the most votes. All chamber leadership elections shall be officiated by the Electoral Commissioner.

Section IV - A motion of no confidence in the leadership of a chamber can be initiated with the support of 33% of members of a chamber. The Chairman/Speaker cannot call a motion on themselves. The vote on a motion of no confidence must be organised by the Electoral Commissioner. If this motion receives a simple majority of the chamber's support, the current Chairman/Speaker must resign and a new election for the leadership of the chamber must be held, organised by the Electoral Commissioner. If no new majority is formed, a new election for that chamber must be called. Motions of no-confidence shall be capped at one every 60 days for the Senate, and one every 30 days for the House of Commons.

Section V - Any chamber can create legislation. If legislation is voted on and passed by a chamber, the other chamber must hold a confirmatory vote. If this vote passes, the bill becomes law. If it fails, the bill does not pass and the authoring chamber must either amend or drop the bill. The confirming chamber cannot amend the bill when holding a confirmatory vote, but can suggest amendments if they strike down the bill.

Section I - The Judicial Branch will be composed of the High Court, which itself will be composed of three justices: the chief justice and two associate justices.

• Sub-section I - Justices shall be nominated by the PM following a Confirmation vote in the Senate with a majority vote. Amongst themselves they shall elect one Chief Justice in Conclave.

• Sub-section II - The court is under no obligation to accept every case which is filed before it.

• Sub-section III - The court can review criminal charges - where a law has been violated, civil lawsuits - where one resident sues another, or constitutional challenges - where a law or action violates a portion of this document. The court is the only body which can approve a revocation of citizenship.

• Sub-section IV - The justices on the court shall give their opinions on a case, and the opinion (for example, whether a bill is constitutional or not) with the most votes from the justices shall be the ruling. The opinion considered of the highest quality by the justices will be the majority opinion, and the justices which support it will be listed as assenting justices; the justices who disagree shall be listed as dissenting justices.

• Sub-section V - Justices have no term limits and their tenures end when they are impeached or resign.

• Sub-section VI - The Court has the power to unban someone.

Section II - If a Justice ceases to exist, they lose their Justice position. If they are revived, they may be nominated again, but do not automatically regain their position as Justice.

Section III - The Legislature shall be entitled to create more judicial courts or chambers, these courts created by law shall be lower courts, of which the High Court shall be deemed as the supreme judicial authority.

Section I - The Constitution can be amended by a bill originating in the Senate or the House. The legislation must receive two thirds support in each chamber. Afterwards, the amendment shall go to a regional vote where 3/5ths approval must be achieved.

Section I - The Constitution is bears the greatest legal authority in the region - all legislation, treaties, et cetera shall be considered less powerful and if they violate this constitution, they should be struck down by the High Court.

To be a citizen, residents must be in the World Assembly (WA). This requirement may be bypassed by sending the Prime Minister, President or Home Affairs Minister a telegram from a nation in the WA confirming the non-WA resident is a puppet of the WA nation elsewhere. The waiver may also be revoked by the Justice Ministry, which can be challenged in court if the person whose waiver was revoked feels it was wrong or unjust. One person may have no more than 1 nation as a citizen in this region.

Section I - All residents are guaranteed the following liberties without government interference:

• The right to speak their mind, provided this does not breach NS rules.

• The right to form or join a political party.

• The right to challenge the government, by means such as no confidence votes and court cases.

• The right to run for public office, provided they are citizens

• The right to a due process and a fair and free trial

• The right to be a part of regional media

  • Followed by the right of the media to cover whatever it wants to.

• The right to run and vote in elections, provided that they are a citizen.
  

Section I - Elections shall be held for the Senate, the House and the Prime Ministry and the Presidency.

Section II - Elections for the House shall be every two months; elections for the Senate, Prime Ministry and Presidency shall be scheduled for every four months, regardless of if a snap election takes place.

Section III - The Senate shall have the authority to call a snap election, with two thirds of the chamber's support.

Section IV - Voting for President and Prime Minister shall be held using the Immediate Runoff Voting (Alternate Vote) system. Voting for the House of Commons and Senate shall be held using the Singular Transferable Vote system. Each political party with 5 or more registered members who are Thaecian citizens shall be allowed to register to be added to the ballot. Independents who are Thaecian citizens shall be allowed to register to be added to the ballot. The Electoral Commissioner shall be given the task of organising this process.

Section V - If there is no clear successor (e.g. a deputy), an snap election shall be held for elected posts.

Section VI - Should a Congressperson be recalled or resign, a Snap Election shall be held to fill the vacant seat.