Constitution Article 3

New Roman Republic Constitution



Article III: Government
Chain of Command: The New Roman Republic shall be under the following chain of command, following the orders of all leaders of higher rank. All members are required to follow the orders of higher-ranking officials provided that they themselves are following orders and are commanding within the range of their jurisdiction.

The Council

-High Ministers: The two High Ministers and founders of the New Roman Republic will be the overseers of the alliance and will be responsible for the organization and protections of its members; they will possess every position until other member takes over. These founding positions shall be permanent or until their positions are given over to another by their own choice.

Powers: The High Ministers have the power to vote in the council vote, and to give command to all those under them. The decisions of the High Ministers will have authority over the minor decisions of the individual Ministries not voted upon by the Council. The powers of the High Ministers do not allow for the vetoing of decisions made by the Commune as a whole but the High Ministers cannot be removed from office.
-Minister’s Circle: The five members of the Minister ’s triad will be civilly elected officials who will serve on the Council to make decisions that affect the New Roman Republic.
Members elected to the positions of Minister of Finances, Minister of War, Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Investigations will make up the Minister ’s Circle. Positions are permanent unless relieved of command or upon resignation. Upon such, new directors will be chosen.

Minister of Finances: The Minister of finances shall be the coordinator and head of the Minstry of Finances and the overseer of all offices held within. He/she will be responsible for the maintaining bank nations, the overseeing of the growth of new nations, and the distribution of aid to nations within the alliance.

Minister of War: The Minister of war shall be the head of the Ministry of War and shall organize and oversee all positions within including officers and soldier nations. He/she will maintain the military troops of the New Roman Republic and assert the military chain of command so as to prepare the alliance for defense in a time of war.

Minister of Investigations: The Minister of investigations shall be the head of the Ministry of Investigations and the leader of all positions within. He/she will be responsible for the investigation into nations of the alliance and carry out in court against nations accused of certain offenses.

Lawmaking and Decision-making:
-All proposed new laws and major decisions including war, defense, spending, treaties, and alliances must be approved by the Council. The Council will be made of the Minister’s Triad and the High Ministers and each member will have one vote. A majority (5/7) vote is required to pass all laws and decisions of the New Roman Republic.
-For cases in which the treason/loyalty of individual member(s) of the New Roman Republic is brought into question, a (7/7) vote will be required to ban or ZI a member without past warning.
-Amendments to the Constitution will require a majority (5/7) vote.

Ministry of Internal Affairs:
The Ministry of Internal Affairs will be responsible for the internal structuring and maintaining of the alliance, the spreading of information to members of the alliance, the overseeing of forum moderation, and all internal communications between alliance members.
Positions within the MoIA:
- Minister of Internal Affairs: The Minister of Internal Affairs keeps the structure of the Alliance together and oversees all other Ministries. Also, the MoIA acts as the chief moderator of the forums and makes sure information is spread throughout the alliance. The Minister of Internal Affairs has one vote in the Roman Council.-Couriers: Couriers are nations who spread information and mass messages to members of the New Roman Republic as assigned by the Minister of Internal Affairs.
-Recruiters: The essential part in the gaining of new members for the alliance.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for all contact between the New Roman Republic and other alliances through embassies, treaties, and private/public intra-alliance communications. In times of war the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall work in tangent with the Ministry of War.
Positions within the MoFA:
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Minister of Foreign Affairs works with other alliances to improve the image of the New Roman Republic and to oversee ambassadors to create embassies and treaties for the alliance. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is a permanent position and has one vote in the Roman Council.
-Ambassadors: Ambassadors are the representatives of the alliance to other alliances. You must be sharp and ready to talk and negotiate; working directly under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassadors will create embassies and meet with other alliances on IRC chat, on forums, or via PM.

Ministry of Finances:
The Ministry of Finances will oversee the maintaining of bank nations, the distribution of aid, the growth of new member nations, and tech deals and trading within the alliance.
Positions within the MoF:
- Minister of Finances: Oversees bank nations, tech deals, and new member’s nation growth, works to optimize the amount of money generated within the New Roman Republic and all its members, as well as distributing aid. The Minister of Finances is an elected position and has one vote in the Roman Council.
-Bank Nation: A bank nation holds and generates money for the alliance in place of being a soldier in times of war.
-Tech Seller: Not an official position, but if you wish to be a tech seller please say so in our official tech selling section of the Ministry of Finances. The Minister of Finances may call upon sellers to provide tech for specific deals involving nations of other alliances.
I: Money accumulated for uses in aid and banks is New Roman Republic property and taking from these funds without permission is stealing and will result in serious punishment, and repayment must be made.

Ministry of War:
The Ministry of War will oversee the security of the New Roman Republic, the maintaining of the army, and the direction of officers and soldiers in wartime.
Positions within the MoW:
- Minister of War: Oversees officers and all soldiers within the New Roman Republic. With the direction of the Council, the Minister of War will coordinate war and defense of the alliance and will help to train and organize the ranks of the Roman army. The Minister of War is an elected position and has one vote in the Roman Council.
-Officer: A select number of Roman members will be allowed to hold the officer position within the military. Officers will answer directly to the Minister of War and will oversee individual squads of nations in war. The High Ministers, Minister of War, Investigations, Internal Affairs, and Finances are automatically sworn in as officers.
-Soldier: All members of the New Roman Republic not in a position of government are soldier nations and will be assigned as such.
I: Members will be allowed to declare war on nations, but they must apply for it in the Ministry of War. The nation must not be in a medium to large sized alliance and you must have at least a small reason for attacking them such as to get money for infrastructure or to raid the nation's technology. The Minister of War must approve your application in order to attack another nation.
II: Officers shall be responsible for a set number of nations of similar strength and will be responsible for messaging these nations and directing their attacks in wartime as specified by the Minister of War.

Ministry of Investigations:
The Ministry of Investigations will oversee the trials of members of the alliance in court, and will be responsible for all official investigation matters of the New Roman Republic. In times of war the Ministry of Investigations will work in tangent with the Ministry of War.
Positions within the MoI:
- Minister of Investigations: Leads official investigations and trials of member nations and oversees investigations and defense attorneys. The Minister of Investigations is an elected position and has one vote in the Roman Council.
-Investigators: Will assist the Minister of Investigations in watching Roman members and making sure everyone follows the rules, and may answer to Council as well for other tasks. Investigators will also oversee member orientation.
-Defense Attorney: Will act as a defending assistant to member nations on trial.
I: Trials in court will be done as follows. Investigators will work with both sides to uncover and present unbiased evidence. The defendant and his defense attorney will make their case based on the facts, and the prosecutor will make his case. The Director of Investigations will assign defense attorneys, and if no one is available as a prosecutor, the Minister will also assign an investigator to that temporary position. A majority vote (5/7) by the Roman Council will decide whether the defendant is guilty or not.
II: The Court will also be used to solve disputes between nations within the alliance.