Article I: Leadership
President-leads the island, approves ideas, gives advice for businesses, and sticks with the country. The president can’t have full power. The requirements to be President is you need excellent attendance, can’t have signed more than two homework or conduct cards this trimester, no strike forms, and you grades have to be at least average. The president must have an application and an interview before the job.
Treasurer- deals with the country’s money, helps the paymaster, and must have a pledge that they won’t steal.
Representatives- represent their island and bring any ideas from their citizens to the Congress.
Article II : Judges
Judges- deal with serious cases that police can’t. They can’t choose sides and they have to be fair.
Article III: Lawmakers
This states that any citizen can send an idea for a new law, also known as a bill. The Government Officials listed above can determine whether it is affective or not. If it is vetoed, the public can still vote on the bill the next day. If 2/3 agree, it still becomes a law.
Article IV: Taxes
All citizens of United Islands are required to pay six dollars a week in taxes. This shall cover the payment of all the citizens that work for the government. The money collector shall collect all the taxes from each island and report them to the treasurer. In order to have this job one shall have to go through an application proving they are trustworthy. If one doesn’t pay their taxes, they must go to jail for two hours.
Article V: Fines
Fines will be administered when a citizen breaks a law. For example, you will have to pay a fee if you break the classroom rules. This includes speaking out without raising your hand, leaving without pushing your chair in, not writing your name and number on papers, or if you forget or don’t do your homework.
Bill Of Rights
1st Amendment: Islands have the right to make their own laws. Island laws must be voted on in order for it to be put in action.
2nd Amendment: Congress can not make any laws that limit religion, speech, and assembly.
3rd Amendment: All citizens have rights to their property, businesses, houses, and belongings. Any violation of this law will be brought to court and decided on by the judge.
4th Amendment: Citizens have other rights not listed in the Constitution.
Ratified By:
All the Students in Mrs. Grasso’s 5th grade class!
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