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Kaivotopolis's Meritocratic Government

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The people of Kaivotopolis have decided to secede from the United States of America because they feel their rights as citizens are not being met. Overwhelming governmental control and police brutality have led citizens to believe that the leaders do not, and probably will never have their best interests in mind. In today 's changing world, a society must be willing to evolve, not have guidelines set in stone for over 200 years regardless of the people 's pleas for change. The people of Kaivotopolis believe a meritocratic, innovation-driven society with a strong education system is an overall better society than the United States. Kaivotopolis 's government will have much less control over every aspect of life and be open to the people 's …show more content…

A meritocracy is a form of government in which people are elected into office and given specific jobs based on their abilities. In Kaivotopolis, governmental jobs are broken into three main committees: political leaders, justice (or the jury), and law enforcement. People are elected to fill these committees in processes similar to China 's Imperial Examination System as outlined in the web page "Political Meritocracy Is A Good Thing (Part 1): The Case of China." These exams intensely test candidates on material in their prospective fields and bring up specific court cases where candidates must give their own ruling as if they were judging the case themselves. Only those with answers deemed satisfactory will proceed to the next phase of election- receiving public approval. The candidate must give a speech to the people, proving his or her qualifications for the job, and then be voted into office by using the "majority rules" way of voting from the American …show more content…

In dystopian novels like Divergent and The Hunger Games, characters fought through severe governmental control and discrimination to take back their freedoms. The people of Kaivotopolis have come to a much simpler and less bloody solution to end their displeasure with the current United States of America. Rather than cause war and endanger thousands of lives, they have severed their ties with the US and have formed a new republic. Kaivotopolis is a meritocratic, innovation driven society that allows its citizens to have a major part in both government and education decisions. Its citizens believe this is a superior society compared to their current one because the leaders are implementing strategies used by the world 's top countries that have been proven the most effective. Overall, the founders of Kaivotopolis believe they will be much happier in this new republic and hope one day that the remainder of the US citizens will realize that it truly is a modern day utopia and follow in the founder

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