The Constitution of the Sultanate

We the People, of the Sultanate of Houston, understand that our situation as refugees is temporary, that
in order to insure the safety of the people and that of our culture. We understand that true freedom is
not viable for our situation and acknowledge the costs of order. We will organize our priorities accordingly
and establish a government with the intention of order, preservation of ethnic tolerance,and opportunity.
In light of these factors, we grant our loyalty to the Sultanate, and promise to respect the authority and
wisdom of the Sultan in this dire situation as refugees. Until we can return to the Homeland, We do
establish the Sultanate of Houston.
Article I.
1. The people will elect the Sultan through direct votes and serve a term of twenty years.
2. One candidate can only serve one twenty year term and any direct family members related
to that candidate will immediately be barred from candidacy.
3. A candidate cannot have ties to any former Sultans, foreign entities, or corporate lobbyists.
4. The Sultan can veto motions made by the Congress of Advisors and propose plans for
infrastructure, organization, education, diplomacy, trade, and internal economics.
5. The Sultan can be removed if found to be unfit for duty by a 100% vote of approval by the
Congress of Advisors.
6. The Sultan is not permitted to command the policing forces of the camp or any of its suborganizations.
7. The Sultan will set goals and mandates for the Congress of Advisors to carry out, but all laws
will be approved by the Congress, and proposals must be signed exclusively by the Congress
through a vote of more than 50%.
8. The Sultan can issue a warrant for the arrest of any citizen, at the review of the Congress.
9. The Sultan can reserves the right to declare a state of emergency, or martial law.
10. The Sultan will directly oversee diplomacy, public relations, and policies regarding social strife
and welfare of the people, everything else will be managed by the Congress of Advisors at the
mercy of the Sultan.
Article II.
1. The Congress of Advisors will be appointed by the newly elected Sultan and reviewed by the
Congress of Advisors from the previous term to insure the integrity of the Congress.
2. The Congress of Advisors has the power to deny proposals made by the Sultan with a 100%
vote of approval.
3. The Congress of Advisors will oversee taxation of the people, economic management,
legislative government, policing, trade, and infrastructure.
4. The Congress of Advisors will report to the Sultan and carry out his commands through his
proposal reviewed by the Congress.
5. The Congress of Advisors reserves the right to remove the Sultan if deemed unfit for duty.
6. The Congress of Advisors cannot have any ties to corporate, foreign, domestic or criminal
entities politically or financially.

7. The Congress of Advisors will consist of seven individuals handpicked by the newly elected
Sultan. These individuals must standard qualification before being reviewed by the Congress
of the previous term.
8. The Congress of Advisors is allowed to maintain a small force for security, but not any larger
than the Judiciary mandates.
Article III.
1. The law will be enforced by the Judiciary Council, a council of three that is elected every four
years by the people.
2. The Judiciary Council will protect the integrity if the Constitution.
3. The Council has the power to make rulings on government actions and can investigate the
Sultan if the removal process is triggered.
4. The Council has dominion over the Lesser Courts, which consist of the civil and criminal courts.
5. The rulings of the Judiciary Council are supreme over all other rulings in Lesser Courts.
6. The Judiciary shall maintain and run an efficient crime fighting force for civilian enforcement
of the law and as such, this force cannot over-extend its power to become a military.
Article IV.
1. Amendments to the Constitution can only be made by the Sultan and must be voted on by
the people, with the majority determining whether the amendment becomes the law.
2. The Sultan is the only one who can propose amendments to the Constitution, or the Congress
of Advisors can demand an amendment to be made.
3. Before an amendment can be passed, the Judiciary Council must review its constitutionality
at which point if found unconstitutional, proposed amendment will be slashed.
4. The Constitution of the Sultanate is the supreme law of the land and all laws must abide by,
adhere to, and never deviate from the ideals of this Constitution.
Article V.
1. The citizens of the Sultanate are granted several unalienable rights, this Constitution protects
those rights and guarantees their protection from the government, criminal, and private
entities.
2. Citizens cannot own or sell firearms.
3. Citizens cannot form militias or political parties.
4. Citizens are allowed to start businesses, but only if a small and local.
5. Citizens are not allowed to defecate in water sources in or around the camp, unless
designated by the government as restrooms.
6. Citizens cannot steal food or government supplied toiletries, all uses must be documented by
on-site administration.
7. Finally, this Constitution protects the unalienable rights of the people;
a. The right of religious liberty.
b. The right of the freedom of speech and writing.
c. The right to a fair trial.
d. The right to an education.
e. The right to opportunity (i.e. employment).

f.
g.
h.
i.

The right of freedom from discrimination because of sex and ethnicity.

The right to potable water.
The right to property such as trinkets and memorabilia.
The right to functioning shelter.

Graphic Organizer: The Forming of the Constitution

Indepence
from Britain

Avoid the
consolidation
of power,
tyranny.

American Enlightenment ideals were

incorporated into the new government.
The new country became a democracy,
representing white men and landowners.
Unalienable rights that should be protected by
the new govenment.

Articles of Confederation
Extremely weak central
government.
Inabiltiy to enforce common laws
and collect taxes.

Highlighted the problems with the Aritcles of

Confederation.
Shays Rebellion Worried the wealthy about the power of the
local governnments to implement reforms for
the poor.
Anti-Federalists: Melancton
Smith, advocation for a
decentralized government and
Federalist and
more power to local government
Anti-Federalist
and the people or direct
Debates.
democracy.
Federalists: Alexander Hamilton,
advocated for a strong central
government that represented
the interests of all the citizens
through a representative
democracy.

Constitution of
the United States

Incorporated a representative
democracy that compensated
for the interests of the poor
and rich, respectively.
Limited the power of the
government.
Checks and balances to
prevent the consolidation of
power.
Protected the unalienable
rights of the citizens and was
the supreme law.
Set the satndard for
interaction between national
and state governments.

The United States Constitution

Constitution of the Sultanate

Prioritizes different unalienable rights

Grants more power to the executive
branch.
Gives less power to the people
Protects the people for the greater good
of the future, and is geared for
maintaining the order of the camp in
their time as refugees.

Similarities:

Checks and balances

Limiting government
power
Incorporates democratic
popular sovereignty
Has a set of unalienable
rights for the people
(although different)
Divides the government
into different branches

Protects the unalienable rights

of citizens at the experience of
government power
Focuses on the power to the
people
Limits the governments power
over local governments
Grants the right to own guns