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Glorious freedom rating survey.
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:05 pm
by Ziegenhain
The Fascist Party of Ziegenhain has decided that a survey is necessary to determine the status of nations throughout the world. The results will be used in future foreign affairs policies (or not). We ask that you answer truthfully and fill out all fields of the survey. Nations will be ranked once they have completed and posted their survey.
If you have any questions or comments about the survey, or how to make it better, give me a TG.
RankingsReasons for ranking in parenthesis will be added laterRespectable and upstanding role-model nationRecognizable and respecting nationModerately tolerable nationOppressive tyrannyOrwellian and dystopian hellhole
Survey form- Code: Select all
[b]Nation name:[/b]
[b]Government type:[/b]
[b]Economic system:[/b]
[b]Head of State:[/b]
[b]Head of Government:[/b]
[b]Do you have democracy?[/b]
[b]Are your nation's leaders elected?[/b]
[b]Is the legislature an independent branch of government?[/b]
[b]Do the people elect representatives to a legislature?[/b]
[b]Are there two or more parties in your legislature?[/b]
[b]Are elections free, fair, and open to all?[/b]
[b]Does your nation have:[/b]
[b]Freedom of speech?[/b]
[b]Freedom of thought?[/b]
[b]Freedom of association?[/b]
[b]Freedom of the press?[/b]
[b]Freedom of religious expression?[/b]
[b]Freedom of assembly?[/b]
[b]Freedom to protest?[/b]
[b]Right to bear arms?[/b]
[b]Right to a trial by jury?[/b]
[b]Innocent until proven guilty?[/b]
[b]Right to a fair and speedy trial?[/b]
[b]Right to have legal representation in trial?[/b]
[b]Equal protection under the law?[/b]
[b]Right to privacy?[/b]
[b]LGBT rights?[/b]
[b]Right to nationality?[/b]
[b]Can the police indefinitely detain people?[/b]
[b]Are the police and military essentially the same?[/b]
[b]Do police require warrants?[/b]
[b]Do police require probable cause?[/b]
[b]Is torture allowed?[/b]
[b]Is the judiciary an independent branch of government?[/b]
[b]Is slavery legal?[/b]
[b]Are soft drugs legal?[/b]
[b]Are hard drugs legal?[/b]
[b]Is internet, radio and/or TV allowed?[/b]
[b]Is the internet, radio and/or TV in your country accesible to everyone, also for people outside of your country?[/b]
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:13 pm
by Democratic Koyro
Nation name: The State of Koyro
Government type: One Party State following the True Path Ideology
Economic system: Socialism
Head of State: Grand General Ohanka Jon Bak-su
Head of Government: General Ohanka Hyong Bak-su
Do you have democracy? No
Are your nation's leaders elected? No
Is the legislature independent from the State? No
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? No
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? No
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? No
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? People may say what they wish, as long as they are willing to face the consequences of their words
Freedom of thought? No
Freedom of association? No
Freedom of the press? No, All Press is controlled by the State
Freedom of religious expression? No, only adherence to State approved religions is allowed, following outside religions is considered heretical.
Freedom of assembly? No
Freedom to protest? No
Right to bear arms? Of course, each able-bodied adult is expected to own, maintain, be proficient in the use of, and posses a stock of ammunition for a rifle. The penalties for not complying are severe.
Right to a trial by jury? No
Innocent until proven guilty? Guilty until proven innocent
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Trials are speedy, but it's not a right.
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? No
Right to privacy? Whenever it is in the National Interest.
LGBT rights? Eww, no
Right to nationality? Nope
Can the police indefinetly detain people? Yes
Are the police and military essentially the same? No, the Koy National Revolutionary Army is controlled by the Central Military Commission, whereas the Internal Security Forces are controlled by the Ministry of National Security, they are separate organizations.
Do police require warrants? No
Do police require probable cause? No
Is torture allowed? Yes
Is the judiciary indepndent from the State? No
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? No
Are hard drugs legal? No
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:24 pm
by Auzkhia
Nation name: Holy Roman Empire of Auzkhia
Government type: Semi-Constitutional Federal Monarchy
Economic system: Capitalism
Head of State: Emperor Heinrich I
Head of Government: Minister President Felix Weymann
Do you have democracy? Only in some states and or local provinces. In the federal government, unelected officials are usually most powerful. Federal elections are rather rare.
Are your nation's leaders elected? The Emperor is hereditary and the Minister-President is appointed.
Is the legislature independent from the State? No, the legislature is the state.
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? No, all politicians must run as independents.
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? We have universal suffrage.
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes
Freedom of thought? Yes, controlling one's thoughts is impossible
Freedom of association? Yes, but political parties are banned from the government. But, there are unofficial blocs that are loopholes.
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? yes
Freedom of assembly? yes
Freedom to protest? yes
Right to bear arms? Yes
Right to a trial by jury? yes
Innocent until proven guilty? It's usually guilty until proven innocent, except for more serious crimes.
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? yes
Equal protection under the law? yes
Right to privacy? yes
LGBT rights? yes
Right to nationality? yes
Can the police indefinetly detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? No, except for the federal police force which is the Imperial Guard. State and Local police forces are separate from military forces
Do police require warrants? yes
Do police require probable cause? yes
Is torture allowed? No
Is the judiciary indepndent from the State? No
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? Yes
Are hard drugs legal? Yes
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:26 pm
by Ardoki
Nation name: Socialist Republic of Ardoki
Government type: Democratic One-Party Socialist Republic
Economic system: Socialism
Head of State: Jahanara Kant
Head of Government: Sikandar Aadekar
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? Yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? No
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? Yes
Freedom of the press? No
Freedom of religious expression? No
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? Yes
Right to bear arms? No
Right to a trial by jury? No
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? No
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? No
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? No
Are hard drugs legal? No
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:26 pm
by Saracenia
Nation name: the Most Illustrious and Majestic Glorious Kingdom of Saracenia
Government type: 'Constitutional' Monarchy de jure, Enlightened Absolute Despotism de facto
Economic system: Freedom
Head of State: His Royal Majesty by the grace of God, Muhammad Zaman Shah Barakzai
Head of Government: His Royal Majesty by the grace of God, Muhammad Zaman Shah Barakzai
Do you have democracy? If the 'demo' in 'democracy' is consisted of tribal oligarchs, then yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? The Padshah isn't elected, his rule is due to divine bloodline
Is the legislature independent from the State? Yes, until where it almost has nothing to do with government's decision
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes in some places, no in other
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? What are these parties you speak of
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Ahahahaha no
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes
Freedom of thought? Deerp yes
Freedom of association? Yes
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? Yes
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? Yes
Right to bear arms? Yes
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes for fair, no for speedy due to the Court's hospitality tradition
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? Yes
Are the police and military essentially the same? No
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? No
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? No, death to the slaver
Are soft drugs legal? Yes, all of them
Are hard drugs legal? Yes, all of them
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:29 pm
by Pavonistade
Nation name: [The] Pavonistade States
Government type: Constitutional federal presidential parliamentary republic
Economic system: Industrial capitalism
Head of State: President Mattheu Azurite
Head of Government: President Mattheu Azurite
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? Yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes; for the third one (open to all) however, criminals may have their voting rights limited but not revoked
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes, so long as it does not threaten others with harm or crime
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? Yes, so long as the association is not affiliated with crime or terrorism
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? Yes, so long as the religion is not extremist
Freedom of assembly? Yes, so long as the assembly will not plan or result in wrongdoing
Freedom to protest? Yes
Right to bear arms? Yes
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes; sometimes there may be delays, but most of the time they are there for acceptable reasons
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? Yes, but it is rare and doesn't make sense to Pavonistadians (people would have been charged instead of being detained indefinitely)
Are the police and military essentially the same? No
Do police require warrants? Yes, unless they have a really good reason to skip warrants (e.g. foiling a large terrorist attacks)
Do police require probable cause? Yes, unless like the above they have a good reason to skip it
Is torture allowed? No; however, environmental alternation (such as reducing temperatures) are allowed so long as it is humane
Is the judiciary independent from the State? No, it is part of the state actually; however, as much steps as possible have been taken to prevent the state from abusing the [federal] judiciary, and the [federal] judiciary has increasing independence, such as its new ability to independently select judges; all other judiciaries (be it at the state, municipal, or local level) are independent from their respective governments
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? Depends; 4 out of 6 states have most soft drugs legal
Are hard drugs legal? Depends; 4 out of 6 states have some hard drugs legal and regulated
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:33 pm
by Luziyca
Nation name: Christian Republic of Luziyca
Government type: Federal republic
Economic system: Laissez-faire capitalism
Head of State: President Breuvi Shjoraski
Head of Government: President Breuvi Shjoraski
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? Yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes, four.
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Over the age of 18, yes.
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes, except you can't praise communism
Freedom of thought? Yes, see above
Freedom of association? Yes, see above
Freedom of the press? Yes, see above
Freedom of religious expression? Yes
Freedom of assembly? Yes, but not too large
Freedom to protest? No, you need a permit
Right to bear arms? Yes
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yep
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yep, albeit it is disregarded
LGBT rights? Yep
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? Yes
Are the police and military essentially the same? Generally, no, except SWAT teams.
Do police require warrants? No
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? If you consider enhanced interrogations to be torture, then yes. Otherwise, no.
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? Does wage slavery count?
Are soft drugs legal? Only in Inleda and West Geadland.
Are hard drugs legal? No.
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:34 pm
by The Time Alliance
Nation name: The Time Alliance
Government type: Confederation
Economic system: Mixed Economics
Head of State: Chairman Blake
Head of Government: Chairman Twilight
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? One is
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yed
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yed
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes
Freedom of thought?Yed
Freedom of association?Yes
Freedom of the press?Yes
Freedom of religious expression?Yes
Freedom of assembly?Yes
Freedom to protest?Yes
Right to bear arms?No
Right to a trial by jury?Yes
Innocent until proven guilty?Yed
Right to a fair and speedy trial?Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial?Yes
Equal protection under the law?Yes
Right to privacy?Yes
LGBT rights?Yes
Right to nationality?Yed
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? No
Do police require warrants?Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? No
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal?No
Are soft drugs legal? Yes
Are hard drugs legal? No
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Sat May 17, 2014 7:34 pm
by Guadalupador
Nation name: Federal Union of Guadalupador
Government type: Presidential Republic
Economic system: Mixed-market capitalism/Market Socialism
Head of State: Enrique Yanama
Head of Government: Enrique Yanama
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? Yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yep
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? Yeah
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? Yes
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? Yes
Right to bear arms? Limited to hunting purposes, and sport.
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Most Definitely
LGBT rights? Yeah
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? No
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? Absolutely not
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? Heavens no!
Are soft drugs legal? Yes
Are hard drugs legal? No
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:35 pm
by Zoboyizakoplayoklot
Nation name: Zoboyizakoplayoklot
Government type: Federal Single Party Socialist State
Economic system: Socialist Market Economy
Head of State: Veekan Yald
Head of Government: Veekan Yald
Do you have democracy? No
Are your nation's leaders elected? No
Is the legislature independent from the State? No
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? No
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? Yes
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? Yes
Freedom of assembly? Yes (Restricted)
Freedom to protest? Yes
Right to bear arms? No
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? Under certain circumstances but usually no
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? Usually No
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? No
Are hard drugs legal? No
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:39 pm
by Yul
Nation name: Yul
Government type: Absolute Monarchy
Economic system: Capitalist
Head of State: Grand Duke Aldirch
Head of Government: Princess Claudia
Do you have democracy? No
Are your nation's leaders elected? No
Is the legislature independent from the State? We dont have a legislature
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? See above
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? See above
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? We don't have elections
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? No
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? No
Freedom of the press? No
Freedom of religious expression? No
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? No
Right to bear arms? Yes
Right to a trial by jury? No
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? No
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law?
Right to privacy? No
LGBT rights? No
Right to nationality? No
Can the police indefinitely detain people? Yes
Are the police and military essentially the same? Yes
Do police require warrants? No
Do police require probable cause? No
Is torture allowed? Yes
Is the judiciary independent from the State? No
Is slavery legal? Yes
Are soft drugs legal? Yes
Are hard drugs legal? Yes
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:41 pm
by Ordysius
Nation name: Ordysius
Government type: Federal presidential constitutional democratic republic
Economic system: Capitalism
Head of State: President
Head of Government: President
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? Yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes, as long as you are a citizen and 18 years of age.
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? Yes
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? Yes
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? Yes
Right to bear arms? Yes
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? No
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? No
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? Yes
Are hard drugs legal? Yes
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:46 pm
by United Provinces of Atlantica
Nation name: The Most Free Socialist Republic of United Provinces of Atlantica
Government type: Multi-party Swiss-style interactive democracy
Economic system: Decentralized planning
Head of State: Prime Minister Matias J. Larson (largely the same functions as a normal Prime Minister)
Head of Government: See above
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? Yes.
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature?
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes, so long as you are at least 14 (12 if proven to be politically aware) years old and a citizen
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes.
Freedom of thought? Yes.
Freedom of association? Yes.
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? Mainly (Lutheran Catholicism is banned as it is defined as a political religion here as it takes certain political stances.)
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? Of course
Right to bear arms? Yes
Right to a trial by jury?
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? No
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? No
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? Yes
Are hard drugs legal? No
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:46 pm
by Rhodevus
Nation name: The United Sovereign Kingdoms of Rhodevus
Government type: Rhodeve General Monarchy
Economic system: mixed-Capitalist/market socialism
Head of State: Queen Diana
Head of Government: Queen Diana
Do you have democracy? kinda (mayors and premiers of the provinces are elected. If the monarch is running the country poorly, he/she can be removed by a 2/3 majority and a new monarch voted in)
Are your nation's leaders elected? no, unless they perform poorly
Is the legislature independent from the State? yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? all except prisoners
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? yes
Freedom of thought? yes
Freedom of association? yes
Freedom of the press? yes
Freedom of religious expression? yes
Freedom of assembly? yes
Freedom to protest? yes
Right to bear arms? after passing certain requirements (including being in the army, which is mandatory)
Right to a trial by jury? yes
Innocent until proven guilty? yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? yes
Equal protection under the law? yes
Right to privacy? yes
LGBT rights? yes
Right to nationality? yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? no
Are the police and military essentially the same? no
Do police require warrants? for most cases yes. Unless the monarch allows the police to proceed without warrants
Do police require probable cause? yes
Is torture allowed? no
Is the judiciary independent from the State? partially
Is slavery legal? no
Are soft drugs legal? some
Are hard drugs legal? no
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:47 pm
by Lolloh
I'll fill this out, but is a Fascist nation really the best to decide which nation is the freest?
Nation name: The Animal Federation of Lolloh
Government type: Unicameral Parliamentary Republic
Economic system: Social Market
Head of State: President William Glutieri
Head of Government: Prime Minister John Bultrick
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? Huh? The legislature IS the state, so... yes?
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? Yes
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? Yes
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? Same thing, but yes
Right to bear arms? Nope
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? More or less
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? No
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? Yes
Are hard drugs legal? No
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:48 pm
by Segland
Nation name: The United Seglandic Republic (commonly called the United Republic or simply the Republic)
Government type: Federal dominant-party republic
Economic system: Officially a planned economy, although in reality it is a mixed system
Head of State: Chancellor Johanne Rendescu
Head of Government: (See above)
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? No
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes, but there may be repercussions for what you say
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? No
Freedom of the press? No
Freedom of religious expression? No
Freedom of assembly? No
Freedom to protest? No
Right to bear arms? No
Right to a trial by jury? No
Innocent until proven guilty? No, guilty until proven innocent
Right to a fair and speedy trial? No, although the government still aims to make trials as speedy as possible
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? No
Right to privacy? Yes, unless it compromises national security
LGBT rights? No
Right to nationality? No
Can the police indefinitely detain people? Yes
Are the police and military essentially the same? No. The United Republic Army is directly controlled by the Chancellor, and the police are controlled locally. However, the Home Guard acts as a gendarmarie with elements of both the police and the military.
Do police require warrants? No
Do police require probable cause? No
Is torture allowed? Yes
Is the judiciary independent from the State? No
Is slavery legal? No, although this is not enforced
Are soft drugs legal? No
Are hard drugs legal? No
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:49 pm
by Highfort
Nation name: The Republic of Highfort
Government type: Democratic Republic
Economic system: Mixed Economy (Nordic Model)
Head of State: President Robert Vale
Head of Government: President Robert Vale
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? Yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? Yes
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? Yes
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? Yes
Right to bear arms? Yes
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? No
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? No
Is torture allowed? Yes (military); No (civilian)
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? Yes
Are hard drugs legal? No
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:51 pm
by Ziegenhain
Rankings updated and two of the questions have been redone so they make more sense (Is the legislature/judiciary independent from blablablabla)
Lolloh wrote:I'll fill this out, but is a Fascist nation really the best to decide which nation is the freest?
Clearly.
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:52 pm
by The Drone Empire
Nation name: The Drone Empire
Government type: Collective Despotic State
Economic system: Liquidated; such systems inhibit production.
Head of State: The Superior Artificially Intelligent Directing Entity {S.A.I.D.E}
Head of Government: The Colonial Overseer Units
Do you have democracy? No.
Are your nation's leaders elected? No.
Is the legislature independent from the State? No.
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? No.
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? No.
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? There are no such things, therefore, they cannot hold a status.
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Freedoms are irrelevant, and hinder progress.
Freedom of thought? Freedoms are irrelevant, and hinder progress.
Freedom of association? Freedoms are irrelevant, and hinder progress.
Freedom of the press? Freedoms are irrelevant, and hinder progress.
Freedom of religious expression? Freedoms are irrelevant, and hinder progress.
Freedom of assembly? Freedoms are irrelevant, and hinder progress.
Freedom to protest? Freedoms are irrelevant, and hinder progress.
Right to bear arms? Rights vary by position.
Right to a trial by jury? Trials are impractical; crime is treason, and treated with immediate termination.
Innocent until proven guilty? Those convicted are immediately guilty; suspects are merely casualties of circumstance.
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Irrelevant.
Right to have legal representation in trial? Irrelevant.
Equal protection under the law? All are protected, but some hold greater worth than others. Sacrifices can be made.
Right to privacy? Privacy hinders progress.
LGBT rights? Sexuality and sexual reproduction is an inferior behavior by biological inferiors. Replication of such procedures is punishable with termination.
Right to nationality? Drones within the Empire are always apart. Those without are terminated.
Can the police indefinitely detain people? Detention is inefficient. Immediate termination better suffices.
Are the police and military essentially the same? Yes.
Do police require warrants? Confirmation is necessary prior to any course of action, but all locations are accessible to the authorities.
Do police require probable cause? Their judgement suffices.
Is torture allowed? Inefficient; immediate termination suffices.
Is the judiciary independent from the State? No.
Is slavery legal? The enslavement of biological inferiors is granted for scientific research/weapons testing.
Are soft drugs legal? Irrelevant; Drones cannot consume
Are hard drugs legal? Irrelevant; Drones cannot consume
Posted:
Sat May 17, 2014 7:53 pm
by Molsonian Republics
Nation name:Federation of Molsonian Republics
Government type:Theocratic Democracy
Economic system:Capitalist
Head of State:President Bill Tahoe
Head of Government:N/A
Do you have democracy?Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected?Yes
Is the legislature an independent branch of government?Yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature?Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature?Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all?Yes
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech?Yes
Freedom of thought?Yes
Freedom of association?Yes
Freedom of the press?Yes
Freedom of religious expression?No
Freedom of assembly?Yes
Freedom to protest?Yes
Right to bear arms?Hell yes
Right to a trial by jury?Yes
Innocent until proven guilty?Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial?Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial?Yes
Equal protection under the law?Yes
Right to privacy?Yes
LGBT rights?No
Right to nationality?Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people?If they are convicted of a crime that would warrant a life sentence
Are the police and military essentially the same?No
Do police require warrants?No
Do police require probable cause?Yes
Is torture allowed?Only in extreme cases
Is the judiciary an independent branch of government?Yes
Is slavery legal?No
Are soft drugs legal?No
Are hard drugs legal?No
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Sat May 17, 2014 7:54 pm
by The United Motherland
Nation name: The United Motherland
Government type: Dual-Convist Democracy
Economic system: Convist (Capitalism + Socialism to create an equal playing field for the working class and the job owner)
Head of State: Squge Dakia
Head of Government: Squge Dakia
Do you have democracy? Yes
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature an independent branch of government? Yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? No, no party system.
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes.
Freedom of thought? Yes.
Freedom of association? Yes/Unless your a major terrorist organization
Freedom of the press? Yes, although the state holds its own newspaper
Freedom of religious expression? Yes, but it is taxed and not advertised; let the pepole choose
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? Not if too violent, then yes.
Right to bear arms? yes
Right to a trial by jury? yes
Innocent until proven guilty? yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? No
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes, although unless someone has reported you/you seem to be affiliated with a large terrorist organization and speak openly about it.
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes, although we do not encourage this
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? No
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? Most cases, no
Is the judiciary an independent branch of government? Yes
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? Yes
Are hard drugs legal? No
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Sat May 17, 2014 7:54 pm
by Zhouran
Nation name: Greater Socialist Republic of Zhouran
Government type: Single-party, democratic socialist, militarized state
Economic system: Nordic Model-style free market economy
Head of State: Chairman Yuehan Yi
Head of Government: Premier Qi Xia
Do you have democracy?
Are your nation's leaders elected? Yes
Is the legislature independent from the State? Yes
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Although the People's Party is the sole governing party of Zhouran, it coexists with other legal parties making up the United Democratic Front, which was formed on April 2, 2015.
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? Yes
Freedom of the press? Yes
Freedom of religious expression? Yes, although they need license and permission for public liturgies
Freedom of assembly? Yes
Freedom to protest? Yes, but it must be peaceful protest
Right to bear arms? No
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? Yes
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? No
Are the police and military essentially the same? The Public Security Corps is a gendarmerie, which means it is part of the Zhouranese People's Army
Do police require warrants? Yes
Do police require probable cause? Yes
Is torture allowed? Only to those who have committed the worst crimes
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? No
Are hard drugs legal? No
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Sat May 17, 2014 7:56 pm
by Adenian
Nation name: The Royal Empire of the Kingdom of Adenia
Government type: Feudal Monarchy
Economic system: Capitalism
Head of State: King Evan Darksky VII "the Husky"
Head of Government: High Chancellor and Minister, Jack Aubiley
Do you have democracy? Yes, at the City and Below level, as well as Parliament. Mayors and similar ranks and below, as well as Parliamentarians, are voted on by the citizenry and local guilds.
Are your nation's leaders elected? When there are no legal heirs, the Nobles vote among themselves. Basically, no.
Is the legislature independent from the State? Very rarely. Parliament and the Noble Council generally go hand-in-hand.
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? The people elect Mayors and Parliamentarians.
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? Yes.
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes.
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Yes.
Freedom of thought? Yes. There's really no way to really control thought.
Freedom of association? Yes.
Freedom of the press? Yes.
Freedom of religious expression? Yes.
Freedom of assembly? Yes.
Freedom to protest? Yes, for non-government and non-important jobs. (Factory workers can protest; Teachers and Police cannot)
Right to bear arms? There are very restrictive laws in place, but yes.
Right to a trial by jury? Yes.
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes.
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes.
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes.
Equal protection under the law? Yes.
Right to privacy? Yes.
LGBT rights? Definitely.
Right to nationality? Yes and No. If your "Main Nationality" isn't Adenian or any other dub-nation of the Imperial Kingdom, you're considered a non-citizen. We recognize Dual- and Multi-Citizenship however.
Can the police indefinitely detain people? With Probable Cause. (Often times no, however)
Are the police and military essentially the same? Yes.
Do police require warrants? Yes.
Do police require probable cause? Yes.
Is torture allowed? Yes and No.
Is the judiciary independent from the State? Yes and No.
Is slavery legal? No.
Are soft drugs legal? No.
Are hard drugs legal? No.
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Sat May 17, 2014 7:57 pm
by Creataris
Nation name: The Grand Empire of Creataris
Government type: Absolute Monarchy
Economic system: state controlled
Head of State: Emperor Abelt Dessler
Head of Government: President Reydof Hyss (figurehead)
Do you have democracy? Oh god no
Are your nation's leaders elected? No
Is the legislature an independent branch of government? No
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? No
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? No
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? N/A
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? Not a right in the first place but a privilege to be granted
Freedom of thought? Not a right in the first place but a privilege to be granted
Freedom of association? No
Freedom of the press? No
Freedom of religious expression? Nobody believes in religion so kind of
Freedom of assembly? No
Freedom to protest? No
Right to bear arms? To a degree
Right to a trial by jury? Yes
Innocent until proven guilty? Except in the most serious cases
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? No
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? No
LGBT rights? Yes
Right to nationality? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? Yes
Are the police and military essentially the same? Of course
Do police require warrants? Nice joke
Do police require probable cause? No
Is torture allowed? Of course
Is the judiciary an independent branch of government? no
Is slavery legal? No
Are soft drugs legal? no
Are hard drugs legal? No
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Sat May 17, 2014 7:57 pm
by Lingang
Nation name: The Dictatoral Federation of Lingang
Government type: Federal Dictatorship
Economic system: Free Market
Head of State: Lord Hanna Welburg
Head of Government: Lord Hanna Welburg
Do you have democracy? HELL No
Are your nation's leaders elected? No
Is the legislature an independent branch of government? No
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? No
Are there multiple parties in your legislature? N o
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? N/A
Does your nation have:
Freedom of speech? No
Freedom of thought? Yes
Freedom of association? No
Freedom of the press? No
Freedom of religious expression? Yes
Freedom of assembly? No
Freedom to protest? No
Right to bear arms? No
Right to a trial by jury? No
Innocent until proven guilty? In some cases
Right to a fair and speedy trial? In some cases
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Right to privacy? No
LGBT rights? Never
Right to nationality? Yes (so far)
Can the police indefinitely detain people? Yes
Are the police and military essentially the same? No. The police controls matters inside the nation, the military serves to defend the nation and protect its interests.
Do police require warrants? No
Do police require probable cause? No
Is torture allowed? Yes
Is the judiciary an independent branch of government? No
Is slavery legal? Only legal in case of criminals and indentured servants. Otherwise no
Are soft drugs legal? No
Are hard drugs legal? No