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==== Article I: Organization ====

The Government of the Republic will be organized into 3 branches. The Executive Branch will be made up of the Office of the President. The President will be elected every 2 months using ranked choice voting. The President will have the power to dissolve the National Assembly, appoint the Prime Minister, fire members of the cabinet, and veto legislation passed by Parliament.

The Government of the Republic will be organized into 3 branches. The Executive Branch will be made up of the Office of the President. The President will be elected every 2 months using ranked choice voting. The President will have the power to dissolve the National Assembly, appoint the Prime Minister, fire members of the cabinet, and veto legislation passed by Parliament. The executive branch will also include the Cabinet of the Republic. The Cabinet will be tasked with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Government. The Cabinet will be led by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President and chooses cabinet ministers. The Cabinet will be responsible to the National Assembly. Cabinet ministers will be sworn in by the President of the Republic, and new ministries can be created by the National Assembly with a simple majority.

The ~~legislative branch~~ will consist of the Parliament of the Republic. The upper house will be the Senate of the Republic. The Senate will have 75 seats, and it will be a non-partisan entity tasked with safeguarding the constitution. Members will be appointed by the previous members of the Senate, and will hold renewable 2 month terms. The Senate has the power to veto legislation it considers unconstitutional with a 2/3rds vote, propose legislation to the National Assembly, and dissolve a government with a 2/3rds vote. The lower house will be the Republican National Assembly. The National Assembly gives confidence to governments, and can bring down a government with a vote of no confidence. The National Assembly cannot bring down a government within a week of its formation. The National Assembly will have 251 members elected through proportional representation in 6 constituencies: the Uptime Constituency, the Downtime Constituency, the Consumable Constituency, the Education Constituency, the Labor Constituency, and the Mandatory Constituency. The number of seats elected by each constituency will be determined the week before an election by counting the amount of time each constituency has used. Time will be allotted to each constituency by the government. There will be a 5% threshold for parties to win seats in each constituency. If parties win 5% nationwide, they will be given seats in every constituency, even if they did not pass 5% in some constituencies. There will be a separate threshold of 7% for lists of 2 parties, 9% for lists of 3 parties, and 10% for lists of 4 or more parties. The National Assembly will have the power to pass legislation, impeach the President or individual cabinet minister with a 2/3rds majority, overturn a veto by the President with a 2/3rds majority, and overturn a veto by the Senate with a 3/4ths majority.

The Legislative Branch will consist of the Parliament of the Republic. The upper house will be the Senate of the Republic. The Senate will have 75 seats, and it will be a non-partisan entity tasked with safeguarding the constitution. Members will be appointed by the previous members of the Senate, and will hold renewable 2 month terms. The Senate has the power to veto legislation it considers unconstitutional with a 2/3rds vote, propose legislation to the National Assembly, and dissolve a government with a 2/3rds vote. The lower house will be the Republican National Assembly. The National Assembly gives confidence to governments, and can bring down a government with a vote of no confidence. The National Assembly cannot bring down a government within a week of its formation. The National Assembly will have 251 members elected through proportional representation in 6 constituencies: the Uptime Constituency, the Downtime Constituency, the Consumable Constituency, the Education Constituency, the Labor Constituency, and the Mandatory Constituency. The number of seats elected by each constituency will be determined the week before an election by counting the amount of time each constituency has used. Time will be allotted to each constituency by the government. There will be a 5% threshold for parties to win seats in each constituency. If parties win 5% nationwide, they will be given seats in every constituency, even if they did not pass 5% in some constituencies. There will be a separate threshold of 7% for lists of 2 parties, 9% for lists of 3 parties, and 10% for lists of 4 or more parties. The National Assembly will have the power to pass legislation, impeach the President or individual cabinet minister with a 2/3rds majority, overturn a veto by the President with a 2/3rds majority, and overturn a veto by the Senate with a 3/4ths majority.

The Constitutional Court will be the supreme constitutional authority of the Republic. Its members will be appointed by a special committee consisting of representatives of all sectors of government, the Republican Guard, and independent experts. The Constitutional Court has the authority to overturn legislation and make judicial orders. Orders of the Constitutional Court will be enforced by the Republican Guard.