Gnoled Ttam

In 1932, whilst the rest of the world was in a great economic depression, Gnoled Ttam was led by Prime Minister Gnoled Ttam.There was such admiration of him by the people of Ftanislovakia there was a so called “Gonled Ttam-movement,” that changed the nations name, and created a new constitution. The Gnoledttamish flag was designed to represent the change of national name. White represents the nothingness before, purple the suffering of many while those in Ftanislovakia flourished. Teal represents the new area under a new name, a new start.

Basic Information

Official Name: The Beautiful and Most Noble Republic of Gnoled Ttam

Short Name: Gnoled Ttam

Head of State: Prime Minister

Official Language: English

Unofficial Languages: Mirror English, Spanish

Currency: Thgink

Official Animal: Beaver

Government

Gnoled Ttam works on an altered system of commonwealth and federalism that is very unique to Gnoled Ttam. Offically, Gnoled Ttam refers to itself as a republic.

Legislative

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Congress

The ultimate legislature of Gnoled Ttam is the Congress, who are split into 2 houses.

The House of Commons consists of 1 councilor from each county in the nation of Gnoled Ttam. Each county line is drawn so that each county holds 100,000 citizens within the county. Councilor's term is established in the specific county's charter. The House of Superiors is much more concise, and is made up of only 100 or so senators. The term of each senate chair is 20 years, therefore there are 5 chair each year up for election.

Legislation

First, a bill is submitted to the Prime Minister, who merely accepts the responsibility of executing the bill is passed into law.

-If the bill is not signed by the prime minister, at all or within one week of landing on his desk, it goes into the Library of the Legislature. Once in the library, it must sit for 4 weeks. At that point, Any member of the House of Commons can submit it for the approval of 3/4 or the house for it to continue to the House of Superiors

-If the bill is signed by the prime minister, it continues straight onto the House of Commons

Once in the House of Commons...

-The bill must pass by simple majority (1 + 1/2) to continue onto the House of Superiors

-If the bill fails to meet a simple majority (1 - 1/2) it is a dead bill and is placed into the Library of the Legislature. Once returning to the Library of the Legislature, it can be revived but three times, upon which time it is destroyed.

-If the House of Commons is split completely, the Prime Minister will break the tie.

Once in the House of Superiors...

-The bill must pass by simple majority (1 + 1/2) to continue onto the Supreme Magistrate

-If the bill fails to meet a simple majority (1 - 1/2) it is a dead bill and is placed into the Library of the Legislature. Once returning to the Library of the Legislature, it can be revived but three times, upon which time it is destroyed.

-If the House of Superiors is split completely, the Prime Minister will break the tie.

Once placed in front of the Absolute Supreme Magistrate...

-The Supreme Magistrate, along with the 4 jurors lay down a decision as to whether or not the bill is constitutional. They will not revise the bill, or send it to the Library of the Legislature. They simply send it back to the House of Superiors, who will make changes based on the decision given by the magistrates.

-If no magistrates disagree with the legality of the bill, they each sign it into law regardless of personal feelings.

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Executive

Election

The Prime Minister is elected by a simple majority vote of the House of Superiors, of which the Prime Minister is still a member.

If a simple majority cannot be reached...

-One candidate can cede his votes to his or her opposition.

-The Absolute Supreme Magistrate will review the election and make an ultimate and binding decision.

Because of Gnoled Ttam's small stature, no local police forces exist. The Prime Minister is in charge of the nation's militant police state, which is surprisingly benevolent. This is basically no need for a military, for Gnoled Ttam's constitutions states that it will remain in a permanent state of isolation. The only time a military would be needed is if Gnoled Ttam was itself attacked.

Ministers

Ministers may be appointed into cabinets. These cabinets may be created and abolished by the Prime Minister at any time. Ministers may be from the House of Commons or from the House of Superiors.

Term

The Prime Minister can serve as long as they are elected into that position by the members of the House of Superiors. An election for the Prime minister will be held every 5 years.

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Judiciary

Setup

Every Gnoled Ttam province has it's own court system, that consists of a criminal court, family, civil etc. However the only appellate court is the Supreme Magistrate, which is broken into 2 sects.

-The Lesser Supreme Magistrate is made of 1 judge, who acts as judge and jury. If s/he feels the case cannot be decided by one person, they will send it onto the Absolute Supreme Magistrate.

-The Absolute Supreme Magistrate is made of 9 rotating judges, 4 are jurors and 1 is the judge and every case, and those positions keep shifting.

Term & Appointment

The term of a Supreme Magistrate (Lesser or Absolute) will last only for 20 years. Once a position in the Judiciary is vacant, it is the Prime Minister's duty to suggest to both house of congress a member of society who is able to fill the position. This "member of society" must be of 35 years of age. The congress then votes on the Prime Minister's selection. Only a simple majority in each house is needed for approval. The Prime Minister cannot vote in this instance.

Society

Classes

Within Gnoled Ttam, there is an intricate social class system. These are not “De jure” classification, rather “De facto,” the classes form by themselves.

Thgink’ers

"Thgink'ers" is a name specifically given to the high class. The are classified as extremely wealthy, and very highly taxed. In the liberal environment of Gnoled Ttam, it is acceptable for the rich to pay more, as they have more money to contribute to Society. Only 4% of the total population of Gnoled Ttam are in members of the Thgink class.

Middle Class

Middle class is comprised of people who make anywhere from (nuclear families [4 members]) ¤35,000-¤150,000 a year. Only the highest of the higher middle class must pay income taxes. The rest must only pay property taxes. 80% of Gnoled Ttam's population is in the middle class.

Low Class

Low class is comprised of people who make just enough, is constantly in a state of flux. Thanks to the Social Welfare system in Gnoled Ttam, all members of the Low Class are able to make ends meet while still saving up to get back on their feet. Social Welfare has a built in defense to deter dead-beats. If the user of the welfare stops working for more than 6 months, Social Welfare will stop giving that person money.

Language

The official main Language of Gnoled Ttam is English. However due to a very common genetic disease, "Visione Rispecchiata" or Mirrored Vision, found only in the peoples of Gnoled Ttam, much of the written language is in two forms - English and Mirror English.

Thgink = Knight Noitacol= Location

Education

The education system in Gnoled Ttam resembles that of the United States of America.

Pre-Adolescents and Adolecents

   * Grade     Age 
    
   * Pre-K     3-4
      [Elementary School Begins]
   * K         4-5
   * 1         5-6
   * 2         6-7
   * 3         7-8
   * 4         8-9
   * 5         9-10
      [Middle School Begins]
   * 6         10-11
   * 7         11-12
   * 8         12-13
      [High School Begins]
   * 9         13-14
   * 10        14-15
   * 11        15-16
   * 12        16-17

All students must obtain a 2.75 GPA, or 69% average to progress onto the next grade level. For a citizen to obtain the right to vote, they must complete the 14 years of schooling laid out above.

Adulthood Education

   [College/University]
   * Degree    Age
   
   * Bachelors 18-21
   * Masters   21-24
   * PHd       24-30