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=== Law ===

The [[Constitution of Cartadana]] is the supreme law of the country, and consists of written text and unwritten conventions. The Constitution Act affirmed governance based on congressional precedent and divided powers between the federal and state governments in a system of parallel sovereignty. The Constitution guarantees basic rights and freedoms that usually cannot be over-ridden by any government—though a notwithstanding clause allows Congress and the state legislatures to override certain sections of the Constitution for a period of five years.

Cartadania has a bijuridicial law system based on Common law, but some states (i.e., Haia and São Andreas) operate under civil law based on Caphiric law. Criminal law is primarily a federal responsibility, but is not truly uniform throughout Cartadania as many laws may fall to the states. Law enforcement, including criminal courts, is officially a state responsibility, conducted by state and municipal police forces.

The [[Supreme Court (Cartadania)|Supreme Court]] is Cartadania's {{wp|Supreme court|court of last resort}} responsible for constitutional matters, with the power of judicial review. It generally hears appeals from the courts of appeals (and sometimes state courts), operating under discretionary review, which means that the Supreme Court can choose which cases to hear, by granting writs of {{wp|certiorari}}. Consequently, there is generally no basic right of appeal that extends automatically all the way to the Supreme Court. In some situations (e.g., lawsuits between state governments or some cases between the federal government and a state) it sits as a court of original jurisdiction. It is regarded as among the most interventionist and powerful national courts in the world.

=== Military ===

=== Foreign policy ===

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+The [[Constitution of Cartadana]] is the supreme law of the country, and consists of written text and unwritten conventions. The Constitution Act affirmed governance based on congressional precedent and divided powers between the federal and state governments in a system of parallel sovereignty. The Constitution guarantees basic rights and freedoms that usually cannot be over-ridden by any government—though a notwithstanding clause allows Congress and the state legislatures to override certain sections of the Constitution for a period of five years.
+Cartadania has a bijuridicial law system based on Common law, but some states (i.e., Haia and São Andreas) operate under civil law based on Caphiric law. Criminal law is primarily a federal responsibility, but is not truly uniform throughout Cartadania as many laws may fall to the states. Law enforcement, including criminal courts, is officially a state responsibility, conducted by state and municipal police forces.
+The [[Supreme Court (Cartadania)|Supreme Court]] is Cartadania's {{wp|Supreme court|court of last resort}} responsible for constitutional matters, with the power of judicial review. It generally hears appeals from the courts of appeals (and sometimes state courts), operating under discretionary review, which means that the Supreme Court can choose which cases to hear, by granting writs of {{wp|certiorari}}. Consequently, there is generally no basic right of appeal that extends automatically all the way to the Supreme Court. In some situations (e.g., lawsuits between state governments or some cases between the federal government and a state) it sits as a court of original jurisdiction. It is regarded as among the most interventionist and powerful national courts in the world.
 === Military ===
 === Foreign policy ===

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