Period 4: Passed
Legislative Branch –· The legislative branch will consist of a Congress made up of 3 Houses.
· The First House will have 3 representatives from each state and each state has one vote. The representatives will come to a conclusion of one vote for each state.
· The Second House will be based on taxes and population count.
· The Third House will be an elected Council of Generals for the Army and other branches of the military.
· Representatives in each house will serve a term length of 2 years.
· There will be an election every 2 years for new representatives. The people of each state will vote for their representatives.
Executive Branch –
· The executive branch will consist of one President. The President will serve for a term length of three years.
· The President will be elected by the people of the United States.
· The requirements for becoming President are – candidates must be at least 40 years of age or older, a natural born citizen of the United States and have lived in the United States for at least 20 years.
· The President has the following powers – approve laws voted on by the legislative branch, declare war and peace with other countries but the legislative branch must vote on it, offer decisions and ideas to the state government and people to try and support and help build the country. The President has the power to make laws official that the people voted on.
· There shall be a Vice-President to assist the President.
· The Vice-President shall be included in all votes and shall take over the President’s place if the President is unable to continue their duties.
Judicial Branch –
Other –
On the Floor (currently open for debate):
Judicial Branch Proposal:
Sponsored by: Mason Paterson, William James and Martin Strong
There will be 9 justices in the Supreme Court. They will serve a term length of 8 years. Justices will be elected by state governments and must be approved by the national government. Justices must be at least 50 years of age, a natural born citizen of the US and have lived in the US for 25 consecutive years. Powers of the Supreme Court are they are judges in national and federal court cases. They will also have the last vote in national laws. The Supreme Court will arbitrate between states if the states request. There will be a county court system that handles small area specific cases. The National Court system will handle major cases and cases that will affect the country. A major case is a case that will affect the entire country. An example is anything that threatens national security or a large population of at least half the country’s population. If the president disagrees with the legislative branch on a law it will got to the Supreme Court for a final vote. Other that this they have no legislative power. The Supreme Court’s final vote must be only based on if the proposed law follows the rules set up in the Constitution.