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Energize Charter
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Energize Charter

Table of Contents
I.) Membership of Energize
II.) Government Structure
III.) System of Law
IV.) Declaration of War
V.) Spying, Raiding, and Unauthorized Offensive Wars


I.) Membership of Energize

A) Alliance Affiliation
All members must use Energize as their Alliance Affiliation after being approved as member and must remove it within 24 hours of being disapproved, banned, or leaving from the alliance. A non-member using the Energize’s AA (hereby referred to as a ghost) will be subject to attack. All Energize members should be on the Blue sphere, though some exceptions will be allowed

B.) Basic Rights
Members of Energize will be subject to free speech, beliefs, and security. It is illegal to deny any Energize member their basic rights. Members of Energize have the right to refuse to participate in any offensive war.

C.) Expectations of Members
Members of Energize should be respectful to each other and other alliances, whether treatied to Energize or not. Being disrespectful could lead to trials or being reprimanded by a government official.


II.) Government Structure


A.) Directors
Energize consists of 3 Directors. No one Director has more power than the other two.

1.) Director Responsibilities
The Director’s responsibilities include (though not limited to):
Appointing Ministers (2/3 approval vote required)
Voting on Treaties (3/4 approval vote required between Directors and MoFA)
Dismissing Ministers (3/3 approval vote required)
Declaring War (4/4 approval vote required between Directors and MoD)
Perma-Banning Members (4/4 approval vote required between Directors and MoI)
Changing the Charter (3/3 or 4/4 approval vote required depending what Ministry the revision falls under)
Review Monthly Minister Reports
Review the Ministers and Ministries after every Director election.
(Note: In the case of an absence or shortage of eligible Directors/Ministers, a simple majority will suffice as a deciding vote.)

2.) Speaker
The longest serving Director (the Director in their last two months of their term) will be considered the Speaker. The Speaker speaks for all the other Directors and the Ministers. They make all alliance announcements on both the CN forums and the alliance forums. The Speaker is also considered the alliance leader when applying as a diplomat to another alliance. The Speaker has no more power than the other two Directors.


B.) Ministers and Ministries.
Energize will consist of five (5) Ministries, each with reigning Ministers. Each Minister is responsible for all affairs regarding their appointed Ministry and will get to run the Ministry to their liking with monthly reports to the Directors. Accordingly, each Minister has the option to appoint deputies for their Ministry. How many deputies a Minister can have differs from Ministry to Ministry. Ministers will act as a 4th Director in affairs that require the votes of the Directors and pertain to their Ministries.

1.) Ministry of Immigration (MoI)
The Ministry of Immigration will act as the welcoming committee, the Recruitment Department, and keep the standard morals of Energize high. The Minister of Immigration will also hire and manage recruiters. The Deputy Minister of Immigration will assist the Minister of Immigration in heading, organizing, and maintaining the Ministry of Immigration.

2.) Ministry of Education (MoE)
The Ministry of Education will maintain all of Energize’s guides and will head the Nation Review Board. The Nation Review Board consists of the most experienced nations of Energize and its duty is to help other Energize members max out their nation’s potential. They are also in charge of running the Academy and sheperding new members through it, as well as watching over the staff for the Academy. The Deputy Minister of Education will assist the Minister of Education in heading, organizing, and maintaining the Ministry of Education.

3.) Ministry of Security (MoS)
The Ministry of Security is responsible for the organization and execution of all war matters and leader of Energize’s Intelligence Department. This includes diplomacy and retaliation in defensive wars and organization in the chance of an offensive war. If war were to break out, the Minister of Security would act as the Commander and Chief of the Energize army. The Minister of Security is also expected hire other staff, such as a General of the Army and Division Leaders. The Deputy Minister of Security will assist the Minister of Security in heading, organizing, and maintaining the Ministry of Security.

4.) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in charge of acquiring, maintaining, and updating treaties, keeping the general membership informed of important events in CN, and spreading the good name of Energize. Misinformation is NOT a tactic allowed or condoned, as is negative propaganda. The Ministry Foreign Affairs will also organize foreign diplomats and their embassies. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs will assist the Minister of Foreign Affairs in heading, organizing, and maintaining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

5.) Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA)
The Ministry of Economic Affairs maintains Energize's tech market, banks, and all other economic programs. Their duties also include hiring staff, for example tech managers, trade circle builders, finding willing banking nations, and distributing first aid. The Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs will assist the Minister of Economic Affairs in heading, organizing, and maintaining the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

6.) Half Ministers
Half Ministers are Ministers who are appointed because of need for government officials when no qualified members are available. Half Ministers are assigned a tutor for their specific Ministry. This tutor could be another Minister or a Director, even, if need be, a Minister from a treatied alliance. The tutor will teach the Half Minister everything they need to know about their Ministry, from how to organize it and manage the staff to learning how to speak to foreign diplomats and how to write up reports for the Directors.


C.) Judge
The Judge is in charge of making sure all changes to the charter are not contradictory to the rest of the charter. The Judge is responsible for heading trials and ruling whether the charges are just. Also responsible for making sure the Ministers and Directors are doing their jobs and is able to make suggestions in voting threads. The Judge is appointed by the Directors and all the Ministers.


D.) Elections
As a democratic alliance, every member following eligibility requirements has a chance to run for the Director position. Candidates for Director must actively remain in Energize for three (3) months before being eligible for running for Director position. Directors are in office for six months, with elections every two by the alliance membership. Ministers must be in Energize for at least two (2) months. The Ministers are elected every four months, but there is an election every two, in which the ministries are split into four groups. Group One: Minister of Immigration, Minister of Economic Affairs, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Group Two: Minister of Security and Minister of Education. The Ministers are elected by the Directors. The Judge must be in Energize for three (3) months and holds their position as long as the Directors/Ministers see fit. An assessment of both the Judges and the Ministers will be made after each election for the open Director position.


III.) System of Law


A.) Trials
Any Energize member has the ability to call another member’s actions into question and request a formal trial. They can do this by going to a Minister or a Director. Directors present at the time of the trial will watch over the trial, while the Judge heads the trial. If the Directors find the defendant guilty, then they will together appoint a sentence fit for the crime the defendant has done. The Judge is in charge of making sure the trial runs smoothly and that the charges are indeed against the charter.


IV.) Declaration of War


The Directors are the only body that can declare an offensive war, and the Directors and Minister of Security must hold a unanimous (4/4) vote to join a war front. Such occasions would include the activation of a war-binding treaty with a separate sovereign alliance or retaliation to unjust actions towards Energize from another alliance. As a rule, offensive wars on behalf of Energize members will not be tolerated and will result in due consequence as outlined in Section V of the Charter. No member is required to participate in an offensive war.


V.) Spying, Raiding, and Unauthorized Offensive Wars


Raiding or any other unauthorized offensive wars or spying are prohibited. If a member is found guilty of raiding, unauthorized warfare, or unauthorized spying the offender will be required to pay reparations equal to damages dealt to the defending nation and a possibility of being stripped of positions currently held in Energize.
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