Quisail

Quisail is a small nation in the region of TrekBBS.

Government

The Commonwealth of Quisail was created in the year 1765, by King Aquel I. He blackmailed the King of Francia into giving him a fairly large plot of land in the south. To this day, the King/Queen of Quisail has ultimate power, but most modern monarchs choose not to use this, instead giving power to the people. Theoretically, the king is merely the owner of the land, and the citizens are merely living there.

As with many countries around the world, the government of Quisail is divided into three parts; the executive, the legislative and the judicial. The country is also a federation, but at the provincial level, all three divisions are rolled into one body.

Federal Government Executive

The head of the federal executive branch is the Prime Minister, who is directly elected every two years. Because a presidential candidate must win at least 50% of the popular vote, presidential elections are normally run in two rounds.

According to the constitution, the president has the following powers over the other branches:

• The right to choose a Prime Minister, subject to the approval of the National Assembly.
• The right to nominate new Justices to the Supreme Court, subject to the approval of the National Assembly.
• The right to select one member of the National Assembly, based on his/her own conscience.
• The right to choose a cabinet, which must be approved by the National Assembly.
• The right to take any law to the Supreme Court
• The right to veto any law passed by the National Assembly which isn't approved by 2/3 of the assembly.

Legislative

The election process to the National Assembly is very complicated; for more info, please see Quisail Legislative Elections

Quisail Legislative Elections take place every year. This is meant to act as a check on the president, who is voted for every two years. This means that if a president is performing badly, the people can elect a National Assembly composed of another political party to counter him.

The Quisail Assembly is composed of 16 elected members, and 1 appointed by the president. One of the number is chosen by the president to become the prime minister, and is approved by his peers. In the case of a 8-8 split in the approval process, he becomes PM by default, because it is assumed he would vote for himself.

The prime minister's only role is as speaker of the Assembly and spokesperson in public. For this reason, the president usually chooses a member of his own party. One important role is that he can stop constitutional amendments from being allowed to be debated.

The National Assembly passes all of the commonwealth's laws, and approves constitutional amendments.

The constitution award the assembly the following rights:

• The right to order the Supreme Court to impeach the President, only with a 3/4 majority.
• The right to order the Supreme Court to impeach one of the National Assembly councillors, or one of the Provincial Councillors, only with a 3/4 majority.
• The right to approve persons nominated by the president to become a Justice of the Supreme Court, only with a 2/3 majority.
• In the event of death or resignation of the president, the right to approve the vice-president to become president.
• The right to approve the appointment of Secretaries of State, with only a 2/3 majority.
• The right to approve a constitutional amendment, with 2/4 majority.

Judicial

The Supreme Court is made up of 3 Justices, one of whom is Lord Justice and acts as a spokesman. Each Justice may remain for as long as they wish; normally until death or retirement.

The Supreme Court has the following rights and duties:

• To hear appeals from the Provincial Councils.
• To declare laws passed by the National Assembly, one of the Provincial Assemblys unconstitutional.
• To try the president with the consent of the National Assembly.

Provincial Government

Each province has an elected Council consisting of three councillors. As Quisail is a federation, the provinces have the right to pass laws on all non-Federal matters. When a constitutional amendment is proposed, 2/3 of provincial councils must approve it.

Political Parties

There are two main political parties who have always held power since when the