Xlandia Case Study

Hannah Lindsay, Alyssa Card, Chandler Lofland
Mr. Peters
American Government
11 November 2016

We as the Special United Nations Task Force are going to make recommendations to the military and the nation’s interim leadership, so that we can find the best constitutional democratic government to fit Xlandia’s geography, history, culture, and society. In this proposal, we will present to you our recommendations for creating a solving, representative democracy. Including but not limited to, ideas about the basic function of a constitution, comparison of features of government and justification, and explanation of conditions that keep democracy strong and advice on how to develop them.
One of the basic functions of a constitution is to establish
It also gives ways to amend the constitution if needed. A limited government is one that is restricted by laws, normally in a country's constitution. In a limited government, all citizens must obey the laws, including authority figures. A government that is unlimited, however, is non-constitutional and power is given to a very small group of people, sometimes even just one. The citizens have no easy way to remove rulers from power.
Xlandia should have a written constitution as a reference to help explain the details of the new government. This will also limit manipulation of the law, and give a specific process for amendments. This constitution will establish a unitary system because Xlandia has a small population of about 8 million citizens, so local governments aren’t necessary for representation. Xlandia should establish a presidential system because it will work to eliminate corruption in the government. The rights of minorities and individuals should be protected by a written Bill of Rights in the constitution so that the liberties of citizens are guaranteed. While the civilian government should have authority over the military, it should be completely separate from local
There are many challenges that will threaten this idea of order when creating a new democracy. These challenges may include low voter turnouts, minorities losing out to majorities, requires more propaganda to convince masses, limited time in power means going for short term policies, those with money are likely to be candidates, and confusing political ideology with economic ideology. The issues including voter turnout and voter knowledge can be addressed by positive participation propaganda and voting knowledge taught throughout levels of education. The limited time in power is set to prevent any single party from becoming dictatorial, fixed, stagnant or less caring of the population over time, which is going to cause candidates to go for short term policies, but for the best interest of the country. The theory of neoliberalism can be introduced to allow the free market to naturally balance itself via the pressure of market demands. This is a key to successful market-based economies. Neoliberalism is a policy model of social studies and economics that transfers control of economic factors to the private sector from the public sector. A democratic government can create a more effective military because unlike a leading tribal family at the head of the government, democracies that do not have forced military service, might create a more effective working military