Final Project

Joseph B.

Legislator:  David Bernsen, Senator

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Final Project: Government of a Colony with a Thousand People

The government of a colony of more than a thousand people would be different from a 100-person colony and a government on earth. A government of a 1000 person colony has to be a good mix of a smaller crew and a government on earth. The government of a colony is important no matter the size, because it is what runs everything and make sure everything gets done that needs to get done. The type of government is very important because it decides if the people under that government have rights of freedom or use, freedom of speech/expression, freedom of a job, freedom of and from religion, etc. A government, no matter the size, has to follow a certain set of rules that it provides and ways to change and add to these rules. A government also has to make sure its people are taken care of. Following is my design for a government for colony of a thousand or more people that will grow on another planet or in space.

Colony Structure - The government of the colony is a combination of communism, democracy, and socialism. The procedure and the way of carrying out the procedure are basically modeled on the American form of Democracy with the three branches of government. There are three councils one for each of the branches of the government, Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Six advisers that know a good amount about their certain fields of work advise these councils. The Advisors are the Technology-adviser, Science-adviser, Education-adviser, Business-adviser, Health-adviser, and Service-Advisor. (Service adviser is involved with Police and Firemen).  These Advisors are employed by the state not by the leaders.

A. The Three Councils

1.) The Council of Seven - The Executive branch. - One person is the First-councilman who is like a president or prime minister. The Second-councilmen is like the vice president. All of these councilmen have one vote in a voting situation. This council finds ways to enforce the laws made by the Council of one hundred and the constitution of the government.  This council can veto any decision from the council of one hundred with a majority vote of 6/7ths. This council's main job is to enforce all the laws in the government. Can also pardon any body or anything the Judicial Council decides is doing wrong with enough evidence. The term for a councilman of the executive council is 5 years.

2.) The Council of Thirteen - The Judicial branch. This council's main job is to declare all laws just or wrong and to find and declare justice. This includes holding trials against people/corporations/others accused of doing something wrong which a jury of 15 citizens that decide if the person/corporation/other is guilty or not. Their mantra of course is innocent until proven guilty. Can declare any law unjust and veto it with 9/13 ratio. When the colony becomes larger the Council of 13 will be like the Supreme Court, and their will be other similar councils of thirteen for the smaller "provinces or areas" The term for a councilmen in this council is life. This is so they will not try doing things to make them more popular instead of doing things that are just.

3.) The council of One-Hundred - the legislative branch. In charge of making and ratifying laws. This council has the power to veto the Executive Council's decision with a 75/100-majority ratio. The Term for a member of the legislative council is five years.

B. The Citizen System

To be able to participate in government elections, and have certain other privileges, you have to be a Full-Class Citizen. To become a First Class Citizen you have to have a complete high school graduation or it's equivalent, and pursuing further education or pursuing a career. Students in High School are considered Half-Class citizens and have some of the privileges of a full class citizen. Only Full class citizen's can participate in elections for the leaders. If a Full Class citizen does not have a job for more than a year they become a Second-class citizen unless they have retired. Second class citizens can become First Class Citizens by obtaining a high school diploma or it's equivalent and having a job or pursuing a career or pursuing an education for more than 6 months.

C. Miscellaneous

1.) Taxes - Everybody is taxed 5 percent of their income to support the government.

2.) Political Parties - There are no political parties in this system, it's everybody for themselves.

3.) Lobbying - Giving the councilmen money or doing certain favors for them to get certain things done is illegal and both parties and anyone who is found guilty of having the knowledge will be punished.

 

Last Updated:  09/07/01