Common Sense

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Common Sense is a model United States government roleplay project created by Goldentrash open to all members of the Constructed Worlds Wiki. All aspects of government in the United States will be simulated including local, state, and federal. Random news and events will challenge and affect players who must react with their own choices and decisions. The real-life two party system shall be followed here but party factions will play an enormous role, possibly more than in real life. Each player shall take control of any available office that interests them and they will be adopted into the project's lore. All players shall create a character with a short biography outlining their origin, previous experience, political positions, and more.

The project's creator, Goldentrash, shall be its "dungeon master" or DM. He shall take a non-player position to ensure impartiality and shall be responsible for settling disputes and maintaining proper procedure. He shall also be responsible for creating semi-random events and news.

Basic rules

 * United States Constitution


 * Respect and thoughtfulness shall be exercised by all members. Politics can get messy, but that does not mean we cannot be respectful and civil to each other.
 * Elections for Congress shall be held every four months and for President every eight months.
 * All 435 seats in the House of Representatives shall be up for election every four months while only one third of seats shall be up for election in the Senate. The Senate is divided in to three classes. The first election of this project shall be held four months after its creation (August 2018).
 * All major parties that exist in the United States currently shall be available to play in Common Sense. However, realism must be followed. For example, it is very unlikely that the Libertarian Party candidate will be elected President unless you can come up with a convincing explanation. Realism standards shall be more relaxed for Congress.
 * Players can have up to 5 characters but no more than two in the same branch.
 * Players who are inactive for more than one month risk having their characters taken over by other players. Returning players may re-assume their character on a case-by-case basis.
 * No application process is required. To join, simply state the name of your character, desired office, party, brief biography, and general political alignment (liberal, conservative, libertarian, tea party, social democrat, new right, blue dog, etc.).
 * Goldentrash may fill any vacancies in any offices that may occur until they can be filled by a player, especially obscure offices.

Executive Branch



 * President of the United States: TBD (Available)
 * Vice-President of the United States: TBD (Available)
 * Secretary of State: TBD (Available)
 * Secretary of the Treasury: TBD (Available)
 * Secretary of the Defense: TBD (Available)
 * Attorney General: TBD (Available)

United States House of Representatives


- Republican: 238 - Democratic: 193 - Vacant: 4


 * Speaker of the House of Representatives: TBD (Available)


 * House Majority Leader TBD (Available)
 * House Majority Whip: TBD (Available)


 * House Minority Leader: TBD (Available)
 * House Minority Whip: TBD (Available)

United States Senate




- Republican: 51 - Democratic: 47 - Independent: 2*


 * Caucuses with Democrats


 * President of the Senate*: TBD (Available)
 * President pro tempore: TBD (Available)


 * Senate Majority Leader: TBD (Available)
 * Senate Majority Whip: TBD (Available)


 * Senate Minority Leader: TBD (Available)
 * Senate Minority Whip: TBD (Available)


 * The President of the Senate is the Vice-President of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States



 * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: TBD (Available)
 * Associate Justice: TBD (Available)
 * Associate Justice: TBD (Available)
 * Associate Justice: TBD (Available)
 * Associate Justice: TBD (Available)
 * Associate Justice: TBD (Available)
 * Associate Justice: TBD (Available)
 * Associate Justice: TBD (Available)
 * Associate Justice: TBD (Available)

Governorships

 * Alabama: TBD (Available)
 * Alaska: TBD (Available)
 * Arizona: TBD (Available)
 * Arkansas: TBD (Available)
 * California: TBD (Available)
 * Colorado: TBD (Available)
 * Connecticut: TBD (Available)
 * Delaware: TBD (Available)
 * Florida: TBD (Available)
 * Georgia: TBD (Available)
 * Hawaii: TBD (Available)
 * Idaho: TBD (Available)
 * Illinois: TBD (Available)
 * Indiana: TBD (Available)
 * Iowa: TBD (Available)
 * Kansas: TBD (Available)
 * Kentucky: TBD (Available)
 * Louisana: TBD (Available)
 * Maine: TBD (Available)
 * Maryland: TBD (Available)
 * Massachusetts: TBD (Available)
 * Michigan: TBD (Available)
 * Minnesota: TBD (Available)
 * Mississippi: TBD (Available)
 * Missouri: TBD (Available)
 * Montana: TBD (Available)
 * Nebraska: TBD (Available)
 * Nevada: TBD (Available)
 * New Hampshire: TBD (Available)
 * New Jersey: TBD (Available)
 * New Mexico: TBD (Available)
 * New York: TBD (Available)
 * North Carolina: TBD (Available)
 * North Dakota: TBD (Available)
 * Ohio: TBD (Available)
 * Oklahoma: TBD (Available)
 * Oregon: TBD (Available)
 * Pennsylvania: TBD (Available)
 * Rhode Island: TBD (Available)
 * South Carolina: TBD (Available)
 * South Dakota: TBD (Available)
 * Tennesee: TBD (Available)
 * Texas: TBD (Available)
 * Utah: TBD (Available)
 * Vermont: TBD (Available)
 * Virgnia: TBD (Available)
 * Washington: TBD (Available)
 * West Virginia: TBD (Available)
 * Wyoming: TBD (Available)

Joining
To join, create a new header below with your character's name and include a short biography, the desired office, previous experience (if applicable), party, and general ideology.