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Article I Section 2:

Parliament may remove any government official with an Act of Parliament. All Acts of

Parliament are enacted with a majority of fifty percent plus one in the House of Commons and

House of Lords, along with Royal Assent to the Act. Bills from Parliament may originate in the

House of Commons and House of Lords.Article I Section 3:The whole of the House of Commons of Parliament may enact a Motion of No Confidence in the

government. This requires passage with a majority of fifty percent plus one of the House of

Commons only approval from the House of Lords or Royal Assent is not required. Upon

enactment of a Motion of No Confidence, Parliament is automatically dissolved and a new

election must be called by the Monarch within five days or less.Article II Section 7:Immediately following a parliamentary election, each political party will have a leadership

election. Registration and voting will occur in the same manner as a parliamentary election. The

candidate who receives the largest number of votes is elected party leader. The two runner upcandidates become deputy leaders. The overall seats of the political party are divided up

proportionally according to the results of the leadership election among deputy leaders and the

party leader.

Article I Section 5:Law-making and procedure of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is dictated by the real

world Parliament of the United Kingdom. Common and civil law in the real world United

Kingdom that is not pertained to or contradicted in this constitution shall be recognized in this

group.Article III Section 2:The Monarch gives Royal Assent to bills which have passed in the House of Commons and

House of Lords, formally making the bills into laws. The Monarch may refuse to give Royal

Assent for only declarations of war, modifications to Royal Prerogative, modifications to courts

created by law, and if the Act contradicts the individual rights and freedoms protected by the

Charter of Rights and Freedoms of the United Kingdom. The Monarch issues declarations of

war and signs foreign treaties which are passed by an Act of Parliament.Article III Section 5:

The term Royal Prerogative shall be defined as all powers and authority granted to the monarch

by this constitution. These powers and authorities include the following: Giving or refusing to Royal Assent according to Article III Section

Appoint and dismiss members to the House of Lords according to Article II Section 1 Appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister according to Article III Section 1 Appoint anddismiss government ministers according to Article III Section 1 Grant titles of peerage and royalty according to Article III Section 1 Command the armed forces according to Article III Section 3 Appoint and dismiss members of the Supreme Court according to Article IV Section 1

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Grant legal pardon to any group member convicted by a court of law Appoint and dismiss judges of lower courts in the Court System of the United Kingdom

Article IV Section 1:The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the country. Justices

of the Supreme Court are appointed and dismissed by the Monarch on advice of the PrimeMinister. Five justices will exist on the Supreme Court.

Article IV Section 2:

The Supreme Court is the final court in which lower courts appeal to. The Supreme Court may

not overturn Acts of Parliament unless the Act contradicts the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

of the United Kingdom.

Article IV Section 3:In order for a case to be brought to any court in the United Kingdom, a formal complaint must

be filed. The complaint is then deliberated by the court. After deliberation, a case will be

accepted by the court with at least a simple majority of the members voting in favor. In a trial, adefendant may request to be heard by a jury of five, selected by the highest ranking judge of the

court hearing the case.

Article IV Section 4:

Court procedure in any court trial must abide by the rights and freedoms provided in the

Charter of Rights and Freedoms of the United Kingdom. If a trial does not follow constitutional

procedure, the decision by the court would be invalid. A guilty verdict by the judges of a court or

jury is reached when all but one of the judges or jurors vote guilty. If more than one of the

judges or jurors does not vote guilty, then the verdict will be not guilty. The sentence of the

convicted is determined by the highest ranking judge of the court or presiding judge in a jurytrial.

Article IV Section 5:The following is the hierarchy of the Court System of the United Kingdom:

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

~ Court of Appeals Civil & Criminal Divisions

- High Court of Justice

- Crown Court

Each Court will now be defined:

Supreme Court: Refer to Section 1 of this Article

Court of Appeals:- The Court of Appeal deals only with appeals from other lower courts ortribunals. The Court of Appeal consists of two divisions: the Civil Division hears appeals from

the High Court and civil tribunals, while the Criminal Division may only hear appeals from the

Crown Court and criminal tribunals. Its decisions are binding on all courts, including itself,

apart from the Supreme Court. There will be three judges on the Court of Appeals. High Court of Justice: The High Court of Justice functions as a civil court at the basic level.

The High Court hears all civil cases. Cases from the High Court may be appealed to higher

courts. There will be three judges on the High Court of Justice.

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Crown Court: The Crown Court functions as a criminal court at the basic level. The Crown

Court hears all criminal cases. Cases from the Crown Court may be appealed to higher courts.

There will be three judges on the High Court of Justice.Article IV Section 6:The crime of Treason is hereby defined as: The act of attempting to overthrow or harm themonarch attempting to overthrow Parliament, the government, or the Constitution Releasing

classified government information without consent of the government A member of the military

changing allegiances and aiding the enemy in a state of war or emergency.