First of all, I would like to welcome all newcomers to Atlas Fantasy Politics. Remember, we are here to have fun, so try not to get too serious about it. The government of Atlasia has three branches, just like the government of the United States. The charter for our government is established in the second
Atlasian Constitution.
The legislative branch is made up of a single chamber called the Senate. The Senate has ten members. The basic purpose of the Senate is to pass legislation and provide a budget for Atlasia. One of the Senators is President Pro Tempore (PPT), who is basically the President of the Senate. In absence of the PPT, the Vice-President serves as President of the Senate. Half of the Senators are elected from Districts with equal populations. The districts are reapportioned. The other half of the Senators are elected from regions, which do not have to be equal in population.
For a map of the Districts and Regions:
District/Region MapsTo view all bills signed into law, visit the
Atlasian Statute Thread on the Atlas Wiki.
To learn more about the Senate, visit the section on the
Legislative Branch on the Atlas Wiki.
The executive branch of Atlasia is made up of the President, Vice-President, and five executive departments, each with a cabinet-level Secretary. To view the offices of all the Cabinet members, visit the
Government Directory ThreadTo learn more about the President, Vice-President, and Cabinet members, visit the section on the
Executive Branch on the Atlas Wiki.
The Judicial Branch of Atlasia is made up of the Supreme Court, which has three members. The Supreme Court convenes to decide the constitutionality of legislation and to settle electoral disputes.
For more information on the Supreme Court, visit the section on the
Judicial Branch on the Atlas Wiki.
The regions of Atlasia are much like states in the United States. Each one has a Governor and Lt. Governor, usually along with an assembly of some sort made up of select or all citizens of the region.
For more information on the Regions, visit the section on the
Regions on the Atlas Wiki.
For more information about the government, visit these links:
List of current Atlasian Office HoldersVoter Registration ListAtlas WikiThe political parties of Atlasia are very different from real world politics. Democratic and Republican parties no longer exist in Atlasia. The main parties are the the ACA (or Atlasian Conservative Alliance), the FLP (or Farmer-Labor Party), the ILP (or Independent Liberal Party), the CUP (or Constitutional Union Party), the Libertarian Part, and the Freedom Party.
Here are brief explanations of what each party stands for and link to their websites:
Atlasian Conservative Alliance:
The Atlasian Conservative Alliance believes in social and economic conservativism. Our main goals are for smaller government, responsible spending and traditional, common sense social policy.
ACA WebsiteConstitutional Union Party:
Constitutional Union Party:
The Constitutional Union Party is a libertarian party of the center-right and we accentuate personal liberty, a strong national defense, and capitalism. Unlike other political organizations, though, we encourage our members to always support ideas that have strong merit and proof of effectiveness, regardless of their ideological foundations. We believe that ideology often gets in the way of progress and unnecessarily divides people by cultural, racial, and religious boundaries. Science, reason, and common sense are our primary values.
CUP WebsiteFarmer-Labor Party
The Farmer Labor Party is a Progressive Populist Party. We stand for social justice, helping those who can't help themselves and sticking up for the little guy. We don't have official positions on wedge issues and are happy to accept people with all kinds of views on them.
We have a democratic party structure (some recent changes aren't up on the website yet. They are on our forum, linked to on the site, though) and semi-regular Party Conferances.
Farmer-Labor Party WebsiteFreedom Party:
Here is a link to their latest convention:
Freedom Party WebsiteIndependent Liberal Party:
The Independent Liberal Party stands for Social Liberalism in society combined with an economic policy that keeps a check on the size of government whilst providing fully for our nation's future through education. Independent Liberals stand to fight against corruption and for a healthy, active Atlasian government.
Independent Liberal Party WebsiteLibertarian Party:
The Libertarians believe in Freedom, most importantly freedom from Government. The Government shouldn’t intervene in your daily life. We also believe that everyone should keep what is theirs and not take that which isn’t.
The Libertarian Party website is currently under construction.
Still waiting on all the other parties.
There are other political organizations in Atlasia besides political parties. Here are a few:
National Rifle AssociationProgressive CaucusProgressive Caucus ForumsAtlas Forum Civil Liberties Union (now defunct)If I have left out any news organizations, feel free to ask me to add them.
Atlasia also has many news publications to keep you up to date on the latest news in Atlasia.
The Daily Planet (
Atlasia's official news sourceAtlasia1The National AtlasianAtlasian News TonightThe Region- Southeastern NewsThe National JournalIf I have left out any news organizations, feel free to ask me to add them.
To vote in fantasy elections, one must register 10 days in advance of the election in which one wishes to vote. 50 posts are required for registration to be considered valid. To register to vote, click
here and post your name, the party you wish to be identified with, and your home state. If you have a foriegn avatar, or an avatar from a state other than your state of registration, you must put a message in your signature indicating your state of registration.
Feel free to ask questions in this thread or correct me if I made a mistake.
