Dudek Government

In the lesser-developed land of Dude-K, Dudekians are searching for a change from their current authoritarian regime. The oil rich country is looking for a political system that will bring stability and democracy. The current political system in Dude-K has limited political participation and favored those in power, but the Dudekians have the opportunity to bring about a democratic regime where the rules and norms of politics will give the public a large role in governance, as well as certain individual rights and liberties. Through forming a new constitution that clearly outlines the role of government, how the government operates, and by what means the economic policy functions the people of Dude-K will be set with a constitution that protects …show more content…
A parliamentary system will give the people of Dude-K a head of state, a president who will be elected directly by the public, and a head of government, a prime minister who will be elected from the legislature and reflect the balance of power between parties in the legislature. The president will represent the country in international relations and bring forward ideas for policy. Prime ministers translate presidential policy suggestions into legislation and make sure the laws that the president puts forward are constitutional. The prime minister and the president will need to work closely together to pass legislation that will benefit the people of Dude-k, but they will also act as checks on each other; presidents make sure that prime ministers do not gain too much power and vice versa. Also, since Dude-K is made up of four different regions with their own individual needs, a federalist system will be put in place to meet the needs of the four diverse regions. While the four regions will still be forced to follow national laws place by the legislature, the regions will be allowed to create state laws, as long as they represent local interest and do not deliberately contradict national law. In addition, the legislature will be a bicameral system. One house of the legislature will be made of forty representatives, ten from each region of Dude-K. Each state has equal representation in this house to ensure that regions will a smaller population are not overshadowed. Similar systems are seen in the United States, Mexico, and Australia. The other house will be filled based on the population of each region. This house would be the largest of the houses and all legislation would come through this house first before it is checked by the smaller house. The bicameral legislature is intended guarantee equal representation for the regions of Dude-K, but also to assure that no legislation is passed without first