The actual Martian constitution was pretty cool. It was like a democracy, but was a blend of capitalism and socialism, though it leaned more communal. It had a centralized governments with checks and balances but gave them little power. There was a random raffle (think Jury Duty) that would summon citizens to sit in the House of Representatives for a term. The population was smaller than Earth, so the government was created for Mars in mind, not something that would work for Earth. There was no permanent private property, but contracts could be obtained for temporary rights to property. Above a certain altitude natural Martian environments had to be preserved with minimal terraforming. Everyone had health care and basic rights (housing, food, etc.). Everyone still picked their own profession. The constitution was voted on by every citizen over 5 Martian Years Old, through these tablets that every citizen carried. They drank kava and coffee and pulled all-nighters for a few weeks to get something that everyone could agree upon. (*Remember this is a fiction book-- not trying to start a politics thread
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