United+Kingdom

Home of Team United Kingdom (Nicole; Therese)

= WHITE PAPER (Final Report) =

I. First part should be a review of the basic function of a constitution in a democracy, including the essential characteristics of limited vs. unlimited governments II. Final recommendation for Xlandia's government with at least the following addressed: A. What type of system would your constitution establish? What is your reasoning (include what makes this better than the other options)? B. How would you protect the rights of minorities and individuals? C. What would be the relationship between the military and the civilian leadership? D. The Executive Branch E. The Legislative Branch F. The Judicial Branch G. Citizen Participation - who gets the right to vote? What would your voting requirements be? III. What is needed to keep a democracy strong? Which ones are present in Xlandia? Which ones are not? A. What advice would you give the leaders of Xlandia to help them develop these conditions as they move from an authoritarian past to a democratic future?

I. The main role of a constitution in a democracy is to provide and maintain order through an official, written document ensuring consistency within the laws and policies of a nation. Establishing a constitution determines the amount of power given to government officials and the people of the nation. It gives a stabilized system of government so that certain restrictions on power be made known. II. With this new type of democratic system, there will be 3 minor branches*. The first minor branch is called the Bird Branch. This branch represents the people and their views and what they want of the government. The next minor branch is called the Voice Branch. This branch represents the laws, policies, and suggestions of the people. The highest executive branch refers to this minor branch when they want the input of the people for laws and policies that could be established from a bill to a law. The last minor branch is called the Shadow Branch. This branch focuses on the minorities and underestimated people of the nation. Through this branch, the government listens to the voices of these people and their needs. This branch helps minorities and people that are sometimes neglected in society to have an equal voice in government. Every citizen gets the right to vote. The only voting requirements would be proof of citizenship. The fact that every citizen is permitted to vote promotes equal representation of government leaders to represent the people of the nation. The people influence the government systems and give the input of ideas and policies. The government is in charge of the military and the military is there for control by the people due to the people’s right to have a say in the government’s policies and laws, including military control .  III. We believe, that for a strong, successful democracy, there should be equal representation, no higher power, a limited government, and the right for all citizens to vote. In Xlandia, all of these will be present as they are incorporated within the 3 minor branches. For the leaders of this democracy, we advise that they “stand strong” in these guidelines. To maintain such a system, we recommend consistent check ups on the citizens and their personal thoughts pertaining to the government and political issues. In order to keep chaos from arising, constant reference to the public is strongly encouraged.