• Shops (10+ entries available)
  
• Organizations (three entries available)
  
• Moderators (1-3 entries available)
  
• Archivists (1-3 entries available)

• Entitled to up to three representatives.
  
• Assistance with growth and employment.
  
• Soon open to partnership agreements.
  
• Soon added to shop lists.

• Entitled to up to two representatives.
  
• Assistance with growth and employment.
  
• Soon added to collaboration lists.

• Perform activity checks on member shops/organizations.
  
• Update the Head Department on shop information.
  
• Enforce the USS Guidelines and Community Guidelines in shops/organizations.
  
• Works with watchers to make assigned shops better

• Fetches information from past posts when needed
  
• Keep logs of information
  
• ONLY retrieves information for official USS members

• Is assigned 3-5 shops to watch
  
• Bumps assigned shops when needed
  
• Works with moderators to make assigned shops better

Name of Shop*:
Link to Shop*:
Banner:
Motto/Slogans:
Representatives*:
Population*:
Specialties*:

Name of Organization*:
Link to Organization*:
Banner:
Motto/Slogans:
Population*:
Focus*:
Representatives*:

I promise to remain active and to complete tasks assigned to me within the given date. If I can no longer complete my tasks for any reason, I will inform USS leaders.

I promise to remain active and to complete tasks assigned to me within the given date. If I can no longer complete my tasks for any reason, I will inform USS leaders. I will also follow the shops I will be assigned and ensure they are abiding the Community Guidelines and USS Guidelines.

I promise to remain active and to keep watch of the shops that I have been assigned. If a shop that I am assigned to is struggling, I will bump that shop and work with moderators to help the shop.

1. Membership Agreements
1.1. Shop Membership Agreement
1.1.1. Joining as a shop, whether you are a shop owner, representative, or member, you agree to the following terms under the United Shops of Scratch.
1.1.2. Your shop will be granted three representatives - no more or any less. You may fill as many seats in this limit as you wish.
1.1.3. Any of your representatives cannot be a representative of another shop.
1.1.4. Your shop and/or representative(s) may be removed if it breaks either this code or the Scratch Community Guidelines.
1.1.5. If you do not accept these conditions/rules, please do not apply if you are a shop owner. Please contact us to find alternatives or agreements.
1.1.6. If you are a shop representative and do not agree with these conditions/rules, please propose a change to the USS Code.
1.1.7. If you are a shop member/worker and disagree as stated above, please contact us.
1.1.8. You acknowledge that your shop may be mentioned on USS advertisements, listings, and other sources of information.
1.1.9. You acknowledge that these rules may be altered at any time for the better of the USS or its members.
1.1.10. Shall conflict occur between shops, use the USS as an immediate diplomat to such conflict.
1.1.11. You are open to support from any eligible USS programs, as a shop owner, representative, or member.
1.1.12. You will not be paid in any direct monetary value for any of your services.

1.2. Organization Membership Agreement
1.2.1. Joining as an organization owner or representative, you agree to the following terms under the United Shops of Scratch.
1.2.2. Your organization is granted two representative seats; you may fill this with no, one, or two representative(s).
1.2.3. You acknowledge that any use of “subsidiary” in USS-related texts applies to organizations. “Subsidiary” is the old term for organizations and mean the same thing.
1.2.4. If you do not agree with all of these rules, please reconsider your application or contact us.
1.2.5. You acknowledge that this text may be altered at any time for improvement.
1.2.6. Your shop and/or representative(s) may be removed for breaking these rules or the Scratch Community Guidelines.

1.3. Other Positional Membership Agreement
1.3.1. Joining as any position not mentioned above indicates that you agree to complete tasks highlighted in our general guide.
1.3.2. If you do not agree with all of these rules, please consider revoking your application or contacting us.
1.3.3. You acknowledge that your position requirements and related rules may be altered at any time.
1.3.4. You may be removed if you break such rules or the Scratch Community Guidelines.

2. Powers
2.1. Representative Powers
2.1.2. Any representative, of shop or organization, may propose a new law. Such a process is done by the process below.
2.1.2.a. First, you must agree with shop members and the owner(s) before moving forward with the formal proceedings.
2.1.2.b. Secondly, propose your law in this discussion clearly. Please provide numerous points of the law to edit, approve, and reject. This stage is considered an “infant proposition.”
2.1.2.c. A Head Department member could approve of the suggestion, or five other representatives express full support where the “infant proposition” becomes a full proposition and is called into a vote. The Secretary, along with the President and VP, decide on a date for the vote to be put in place.
2.1.2.d. A vote is called and a week deadline for responses is established. If more than half of the representatives approve of the proposition, then it is passed. If less than half approve, then it is declined and the proposition cannot be re-proposed for another month. If it ends in a 50/50, then the Chief Justice will choose if it is approved or not.

1. Membership Agreements
1.1. Shop & Collaboration Membership Agreement
1.1.1. This can be found above in the applications.
1.1.2. Your shop will use the representative system, which will mean you must abide by the numerical point process explained previously.
1.1.3. Your shop may be removed if it breaks either the USS rules or the Community Guidelines.
1.1.4. You accept all of our rules, 100%. If you disagree with anything, contact us instead of applying, and we'll explain and sort it out. If you heavily oppose, then don't apply.
1.1.5. You accept that your shop will be submitted to the Shop Directory unless otherwise noted in the application. We do weekly sweeps on Sundays.
1.1.6. You acknowledge that these rules may be altered at any time, and we trust you to constantly check them.
1.2. Action/Alternative Department Agreement
1.2.1. You will abide by all of these rules.
1.2.2. You will abide by all Community Guidelines.
1.2.3. If you do not agree with all of these rules completely, either do not apply or contact a representative of the USS.
1.2.4. You will complete your job.
1.3. Your membership as an individual or a group may be revoked for breaking rules.
2. Powers
2.1. As a representative of any shop, you may propose a law. Here is the complete process:
2.1.2. Firstly, propose it to your shop and get 50% (or more) support.
2.1.3. Secondly, go to this topic and propose it, noting that it has gained that required support.
2.1.4. Thirdly, gain support from three other representatives, which cannot be part of the same shop.
2.1.5. Finally, a USS-wide vote will occur only among representatives, in which the vote decides its approval.
2.1.6. If a tie occurs, the Justice Department will automatically be called in to decide the tie-breaker.
2.2. As a Head Department member, you have the powers to do the following:
2.2.1. You may pass laws if you are an owner or co-owner without representative approval, however, it may be reversed if found unconstitutional (refer to section 3.)
2.2.2. You may approve applications of any type.
2.2.3. You may appoint members if you are able to (the only scenario is only the Head Justice can appoint Justices.)
2.2.4. You may call in meetings and hearings, involving the Justice Department which is optional.
2.3. As a representative to any subsidiary, you may propose a law, which is identical to section 2.1. Interpret that section.
2.4. As an USS citizen, including the Alternate Department, you may complain about illegal practices including unconstitutionality of a passed law. You may either;
2.4.1. File a lawsuit about an illegal practice, by messaging on a justice's profile. If it is inappropriate to the CG, then report appropriately instead.
2.4.2. File a lawsuit about an unconstitutional law, by noting it on this topic.
2.4.3. These processes are explained in section 3.
3. Lawsuits & Unconstitutionality Claims
3.1. Lawsuits
3.1.1. Firstly, a citizen of the USS may complain about an illegal practice by messaging a justices' profile. If it is inappropriate to the CG, report appropriately instead.
3.1.2. The justice will review the scenario, and determine if it is enough to require a lawsuit. If not, then the lawsuit stops here.
3.1.3. If so, then the justice will call in a lawsuit, and have a court case. The justices will consider the scenario with PARTIAL involvement of the public. There is no jury, but any person can influence a justice's decision. The justice may decide the options for the justices to vote upon.
3.1.4. The vote among justices will determine the result.
3.2. Unconstitutionality Lawsuits/Claims
3.1.1. Firstly, a citizen of the USS may complain about an unconstitutional law by messaging a justices' profile. To determine if a law is appropriate/constitutional to the USS, read section 4.
3.1.2. The justice will review the scenario, and determine if it is enough to require a lawsuit. If not, then the lawsuit stops here.
3.1.3. If so, then the justice will call in a lawsuit, and have a court case. The justices will consider the scenario, like in 3.1, only among themselves, with slight public influence. The default and only decisions possible that the justices will vote upon are the following: legal - keep; illegal - remove; delay - delay the court case to a later time.
3.1.4. The outcome will decide if the law is kept.
4. Constitutionality of a Law
4.1. There are four basic principles to a constitutional law under the USS:
4.2. The law shall not restrict the power of anyone unreasonably.
4.3. The law shall not be too complicated, and rather simple, unless the complication is needed.
4.4. The law shall be necessary for the USS in the current situation.
5. Hierarchy Regulation
5.1. Justices should only complete decisions without any bias. If you complain about bias, please contact us immediately.
5.2. The owner/co-owner shall not overrule without consent of the Justices.
5.3. Moderators may not be a Justice at the same time.
6. Basic Rules
6.1. Have fun.
6.2. Respect each other.
6.3. Do not join any other federations without the approval of the Owner or Co-Owner.
6.4. Do not be rude to anyone inside or outside of the federation.
6.5. Use common sense, if something doesn’t seem right, then don’t do it.
6.6. You acknowledge that these rules may be expanded or modified in the future. (7.1.)
7. Events not described here
7.1 - Any events not described here which may occur and requires proper addressing, will be added here.

Current
Shops | Organizations | Head Staff

Former
Shops/Organizations | Head Staff

Moderator Assignments:
congyingzhou - The Emerald Shop, PFTV Review Shop
AFNNetworkK12 - TIPS, Animal Gaming, The Scratch Century Shop
NYCDOT - Elemental Shop 3.0, The Request Operator, Hanging Dog Art Shop

Watcher Assignments:
congyingzhou - Hanging Dog Art Shop, The Request Operator, The Scratch Century Shop, The Emerald Shop
meowmeow824 - Animal Gaming, TIPS, PFTV Review Shop, Elemental Shop 3.0

monkeytrooper wrote:

“The great TSF (The Shop Federation)”
If you take away the abbreviation this is “The great The Shop Federation”
Could you fix that please

ALSO-Reserved for future uses