The Republic of Knabia is a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, that functions within a multi-party system. The Constitution of the Republic of Knabia along with the Declaration of Human Rights constitute the supreme law of the land. Amendment to the Constitution requires a simple majority from both houses of parliament and ratification by the each state. The Constitution breaks the government up into state and federal parts. The federal government is separated into executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
The President of Knabia is the head of state and head of the Knabian Diplomatic Corps and is elected by the people through universal suffrage for a term of 8 years. The Prime Minister of Knabia is the head of government and Commander-in-Chief of the Knabian Armed Forces and is chosen from the lower house of Parliament by the president for a term of 4 years. The Prime Minister is selected in the 2nd and 6th years of the President’s term. The President is limited to only one term of office and the Prime Minister to two.
Knabian Parliament is broken up into an upper house, the Doruktash (State House), and a lower house, the Korpostash (People’s House). The Doruktash has 105 members, 20 from each state, and 5 from the Inner Knabian Territories. Members are selected by state parliaments and serve staggered 6 year terms. The Korpostash does not have a fixed size, but each state is allotted one representative for every 200,000 people. The size is readjusted after each census. Korpostash representatives serve staggered 4 year terms with no limit and are elected through proportional representation. However, a party must have at least 5% of the vote in order to send its representative(s) to the Korpostash. Since both houses are comprised of multiple parties, with each election, the house president must compose a coalition of the largest parties.
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Knabia is the highest judicial body in the country. 11 justices sit on the Supreme Court and are appointed by the President and confirmed by a simple majority of the Doruktash. Justices serve life terms, but must retire at age 70. They can, of course, retire, or be impeached 2/3 majority of both houses of Parliament. The Supreme Court is the final court in the national hierarchy and recieves cases from the National Courts of Appeals, which are broken up into civil/criminal, administrative, tax, labor, and constitutional. Beneath theses courts are the various state courts of appeals and the local courts. The Supreme Court has final juristiction over the constitutionality of laws, and it's rulings cannot be overturned except through appeal to the same court. A verdict requires a simple majority of the 11 justices.
