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CurrentText:ParliamentmaydeterminetheroyallineofsuccessionwithanActofParliament.
ParliamentmayremoveanygovernmentofficialwithanActofParliament.AllActsof
ParliamentareenactedwithamajorityoffiftypercentplusoneintheHouseofCommonsand
HouseofLords,alongwithRoyalAssenttotheAct.BillsfromParliamentmayoriginateinthe
HouseofCommonsandHouseofLords.
NewText:ParliamentmayremoveanygovernmentofficialwithanActofParliament.AllActs
ofParliamentareenactedwithamajorityoffiftypercentplusoneintheHouseofCommons
andHouseofLords,alongwithRoyalAssenttotheAct.BillsfromParliamentmayoriginatein
theHouseofCommonsandHouseofLords.
ArticleISection3(Revision)
CurrentText:TheHouseofCommonsofParliamentmayenactaMotionofNoConfidenceinthe
government.ThisrequirespassagewithamajorityoffiftypercentplusoneoftheHouseof
CommonsonlyapprovalfromtheHouseofLordsorRoyalAssentisnotrequired.Upon
enactmentofaMotionofNoConfidence,Parliamentisautomaticallydissolvedandanew
electionmustbecalledbytheMonarchwithinfivedaysorless.
NewText:ThewholeoftheHouseofCommonsofParliamentmayenactaMotionofNo
Confidenceinthegovernment.Thisrequirespassagewithamajorityoffiftypercentplusoneof
theHouseofCommonsonlyapprovalfromtheHouseofLordsorRoyalAssentisnotrequired.
UponenactmentofaMotionofNoConfidence,Parliamentisautomaticallydissolvedandanew
electionmustbecalledbytheMonarchwithinfivedaysorless.
ArticleISection5(Add)
Text:Immediatelyfollowingaparliamentaryelection,eachpoliticalpartywillhavealeadership
election.Registrationandvotingwilloccurinthesamemannerasaparliamentaryelection.The
candidatewhoreceivesthelargestnumberofvotesiselectedpartyleader.Thetworunnerup
candidatesbecomedeputyleaders.Theoverallseatsofthepoliticalpartyaredividedup
proportionallyaccordingtotheresultsoftheleadershipelectionamongdeputyleadersandthe
partyleader.
LawmakingandprocedureoftheParliamentoftheUnitedKingdomisdictatedbythereal
worldParliamentoftheUnitedKingdom.CommonandcivillawintherealworldUnited
Kingdomthatisnotpertainedtoorcontradictthisconstitutionshallberecognizedinthisgroup.
ArticleIIISection2(Revision)
CurrentText:TheMonarchgivesRoyalAssenttobillswhichhavepassedintheHouseof
CommonsandHouseofLords,formallymakingthebillsintolaws.TheMonarchmayrefuseto
giveRoyalAssentforonlydeclarationsofwar,modificationstoRoyalPrerogative,andiftheAct
contradictstheindividualrightsandfreedomsprotectedbytheCharterofRightsandFreedoms
oftheUnitedKingdom.TheMonarchissuesdeclarationsofwarandsignsforeigntreatieswhich
arepassedbyanActofParliament.
NewText:TheMonarchmayrefusetogiveRoyalAssentforonlydeclarationsofwar,
modificationstotheRoyalPrerogative,modificationstocourtscreatedbylaw,andiftheAct
contradictsorpertainstotheindividualrightsandfreedomsprotectedbytheCharterofRights
andFreedomsoftheUnitedKingdom.TheMonarchissuesdeclarationsofwarandsignsforeign
treatieswhicharepassedbyanActofParliament.
ArticleIIISection5(Add)
Text:ThetermRoyalPrerogativeshallbedefinedasallpowersandauthoritygrantedtothe
monarchbythisconstitution.Thesepowersandauthoritiesincludethefollowing:
GivingorrefusingtoRoyalAssentaccordingtoArticleIIISection2
AppointanddismissmemberstotheHouseofLordsaccordingtoArticleIISection1
AppointanddismissthePrimeMinisteraccordingtoArticleIIISection1
AppointanddismissgovernmentministersaccordingtoArticleIIISection1
GranttitlesofpeerageandroyaltyaccordingtoArticleIIISection1
CommandthearmedforcesaccordingtoArticleIIISection3
AppointanddismissmembersoftheSupremeCourtaccordingtoArticleIVSection1
Grantlegalpardontoanygroupmemberconvictedbyacourtoflaw
AppointanddismissjudgesoflowercourtsintheCourtSystemoftheUnited
Kingdom
ArticleIV(CompleteRevision)
Text:Section1TheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedKingdomisthehighestappellatecourtinthe
country.JusticesoftheSupremeCourtareappointedanddismissedbytheMonarchonadviceof
thePrimeMinister.FivejusticeswillexistontheSupremeCourt.
Section2TheSupremeCourtisthefinalcourtinwhichlowercourtsappealto.TheSupreme
CourtmaynotoverturnActsofParliamentunlesstheActcontradictstheCharterofRightsand
FreedomsoftheUnitedKingdom.
Section3InorderforacasetobebroughttoanycourtintheUnitedKingdom,aformal
complaintmustbefiled.Thecomplaintisthendeliberatedbythecourt.Afterdeliberation,acase
willbeacceptedbythecourtwithatleastasimplemajorityofthemembersvotinginfavor.Ina
trial,adefendantmayrequesttobeheardbyajuryoffiveselectedbythehighestrankingjudge
ofthecourthearingthecase.
Section4Courtprocedureinanycourttrialmustabidebytherightsandfreedomsprovidedin
theCharterofRightsandFreedomsoftheUnitedKingdom.Ifatrialdoesnotfollow
constitutionalprocedure,thedecisionbythecourtwouldbeinvalid.Aguiltyverdictbythe
judgesofacourtorjuryisreachedwhenallbutoneofthejudgesorjurorsvoteguilty.Ifmore
thanoneofthejudgesorjurorsdoesnotvoteguilty,thentheverdictwillbenotguilty.The
sentenceoftheconvictedisdeterminedbythehighestrankingjudgeofthecourtorpresiding
judgeinajurytrial.
Section5ThefollowingisthehierarchyoftheCourtSystemoftheUnitedKingdom:
SupremeCourtoftheUnitedKingdom
CourtofAppealsCivil&CriminalDivisions
HighCourtofJustice
CrownCourt
EachCourtwillnowbedefined:
SupremeCourtRefertoSection1ofthisArticle
CourtofAppealsTheCourtofAppealdealsonlywithappealsfromotherlower
courtsortribunals.TheCourtofAppealconsistsoftwodivisions:theCivil
DivisionhearsappealsfromtheHighCourtandciviltribunals,whiletheCriminal
DivisionmayonlyhearappealsfromtheCrownCourtandcriminaltribunals.Its
decisionsarebindingonallcourts,includingitself,apartfromtheSupreme
Court.TherewillbethreejudgesontheCourtofAppeals.
HighCourtofJusticeTheHighCourtofJusticefunctionsasacivilcourtatthe
basiclevel.TheHighCourthearsallcivilcases.CasesfromtheHighCourtmay
beappealedtohighercourts.TherewillbethreejudgesontheHighCourtof
Justice.
CrownCourtTheCrownCourtfunctionsasacriminalcourtatthebasiclevel.
TheCrownCourthearsallcriminalcases.CasesfromtheCrownCourtmaybe
appealedtohighercourts.TherewillbethreejudgesontheHighCourtofJustice.
Section6ThecrimeofTreasonisherebydefinedas:Theactofattemptingtooverthrowor
harmthemonarchattemptingtooverthrowParliament,thegovernment,ortheConstitution
ReleasingclassifiedgovernmentinformationwithoutconsentofthegovernmentAmemberof
themilitarychangingallegiancesandaidingtheenemyinastateofwaroremergency.