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* '''Exploited''': ???The student council has no actual power, but bluffs the students by acting as if they do.
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** The school faculty, the fascist student faction, the [[ZombiePirateRobot anarcho-communist hippie]] student faction, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the janitors]] are in active warfare for control of the school. Each individual clique forms a platoon.

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** The school faculty, the fascist student faction, the [[ZombiePirateRobot [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot anarcho-communist hippie]] student faction, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the janitors]] are in active warfare for control of the school. Each individual clique forms a platoon.

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** The school faculty, the fascist student faction, the [[ZombiePirateRobot anarcho-communist hippie]] student faction, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the janitors]] are in active warfare for control of the school. Each individual clique forms a platoon.



* '''Parodied''': The Troperville High School Student Council is regularly followed around by security guards and the press. The staff cower before them.

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* '''Parodied''': The Troperville High School Student Council is regularly followed around by security guards and the press. The staff cower before them. (Be aware that any exaggerations of this trope are probably parodies anyways.)

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Go back to AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil, or I'll write you up for insubordination! And no, going to the principal won't help you!

What of my associate, [[BatterUp Slugger o' Lousville?]] Will he help?

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you!"[[note]]"What of my associate, [[BatterUp Slugger o' Lousville?]] Will he help?help?"[[/note]]
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???The Student Council can decide things like methods of discipline, but all ideas must go through the School Board before being put into effect.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''':
** Absolute power corrupts all: the Student Council Members have a power struggle when a split occurs between moderate and extremist members.
** The students claim too much power and realise they have no idea how to handle the logistics of a large school.
** Troperille's LaResistance won. Workers control the factories, Students control the colleges.
* '''Reconstructed''': ...But the main characters back the one member that can be redeemed, who breaks their power forevermore to prevent a recurrence of the struggle.



** Students' elected figureheads are heavily supported by their electors, to the point that ignoring them would fuel a big backdraft.

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** Students' elected figureheads are heavily supported by their electors, to the point that ignoring them would fuel a big backdraft.back-draft.



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* '''Deconstructed''':
** Absolute power corrupts all: the Student Council Members have a power struggle when a split occurs between moderate and extremist members.
** The students claim too much power and realize they have no idea how to handle the logistics of a large school.
** Troperille's LaResistance won. Workers control the factories, Students control the colleges.
* '''Reconstructed''': ...But the main characters back the one member that can be redeemed, who breaks their power forevermore to prevent a recurrence of the struggle.



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** The Student council consists of [[ClubStub two or three students]]. Even if they ''did'' have any authority, they barely have the manpower to do so much as pass out and collect forms, and they're too busy and exhausted to do much of anything. They haven't even appointed any positions beside "President" yet!
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What of my associate, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Slugger o' Lousville?]] Will he help?

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What of my associate, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown [[BatterUp Slugger o' Lousville?]] Will he help?

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Go back to AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil, or I'll write you up for insubordination! And no, going to the principal won't help you!

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Go back to AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil, or I'll write you up for insubordination! And no, going to the principal won't help you! you!

What of my associate, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Slugger o' Lousville?]] Will he help?

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* '''Lampshaded''':
** "Aren't you guys a little young to have this much power?" ([[PhineasAndFerb Yes. Yes they are.]])

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'''Lampshaded''': "Aren't you guys a little young to have this much power?" ([[PhineasAndFerb Yes. Yes they are.]])

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* '''Exaggerated''': The Tropeville High Student Council has absolute power over every school around the district/country/world/galaxy etc. The staff answers to them, and they have an S.S-like safety patrol

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The Tropeville High Student Council has absolute power over every school around the district/country/world/galaxy etc. The staff answers to them, and they have an S.S-like safety patrol



*** The school is the only remaining structure in the world/region, for some reason. As such, the elected government of the students (the student council) not only is in control of the school, but also have a fully functioning military based around conscription of delinquents, taxes the classes that perform poorly, and arranges the classes to act as families.
**** Pfft! Amateurs! You want exaggeration? Try this: The Student Council is omnipotent.
**** It's an [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Omniscient Student Council of Vagueness]].
* '''Justified''': The teachers and staff are bumbling incompetents, so someone has to step in and take control of the situation.

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*** ** The school is the only remaining structure in the world/region, for some reason. As such, the elected government of the students (the student council) not only is in control of the school, but also have a fully functioning military based around conscription of delinquents, taxes the classes that perform poorly, and arranges the classes to act as families.
**** ** Pfft! Amateurs! You want exaggeration? Try this: The Student Council is omnipotent.
**** It's an [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Omniscient Student Council of Vagueness]].
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The teachers and staff are bumbling incompetents, so someone has to step in and take control of the situation.



* '''Inverted''': The Tropeville High School Student Council is run by pawns of the staff and governors in order to keep the students powerless. [[TruthInTelevision Not that that's ever happened]].

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The Tropeville High School Student Council is run by pawns of the staff and governors in order to keep the students powerless. [[TruthInTelevision Not that that's ever happened]].



* '''Deconstructed''': Absolute power corrupts all: the Student Council Members have a power struggle when a split occurs between moderate and extremist members.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Absolute power corrupts all: the Student Council Members have a power struggle when a split occurs between moderate and extremist members.



*** Bad news: Party Commissar controls the Students' committee.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Aren't you guys a little young to have this much power?"
** [[PhineasAndFerb Yes. Yes they are.]]
* '''Invoked''': Students' elected figureheads are heavily supported by their electors, to the point that ignoring them would fuel a big backdraft.

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"Aren't you guys a little young to have this much power?"
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power?" ([[PhineasAndFerb Yes. Yes they are.]]
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Students' elected figureheads are heavily supported by their electors, to the point that ignoring them would fuel a big backdraft.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...and after a receiving cold stare from the council, he backs down...[[BeyondTheImpossible and goes home to cry.]]

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...and after a receiving cold stare from the council, he backs down...[[BeyondTheImpossible and goes home to cry.]]
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* '''Parodied''': The Troperville High School Student Council is regularly followed around by {{MIB}} and the press. The staff cower before them.

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* '''Parodied''': The Troperville High School Student Council is regularly followed around by {{MIB}} security guards and the press. The staff cower before them.

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** [[TruthInTelevision It's a public college in Mexico.]]

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** [[TruthInTelevision It's a public college in Mexico.Mexico or Sweden.]]
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...but as soon as the door is closed, he mutters to himself "I can't believe they bought that!"

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...but as soon as and after a receiving cold stare from the door is closed, council, he mutters backs down...[[BeyondTheImpossible and goes home to himself "I can't believe they bought that!"cry.]]
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**
-->DeanBitterman: ''"You shut up. The student council is a privelige, to keep you snot-nosed rich pricks in line. The isntant you defy me, you're all expelled."''
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* '''Parodied''': The Troperville High School Student Council is regularly followed around by {{Men in Black}} and the press. The staff cower before them.

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* '''Parodied''': The Troperville High School Student Council is regularly followed around by {{Men in Black}} {{MIB}} and the press. The staff cower before them.
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i know it\'s kind of natter-y, but let it slide, natter nazis.

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**** It's an [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Omniscient Student Council of Vagueness]].

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* -->"You shut up. The student council is a privelige, to keep you snot-nosed rich pricks in line. The isntant you defy me, you're all expelled."

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shut up. The student council is a privelige, to keep you snot-nosed rich pricks in line. The isntant you defy me, you're all expelled.""''
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-->"You shut up. The student council is a privelige, to keep you snot-nosed rich pricks in line. The isntant you defy me, you're all expelled."

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-->"You *-->"You shut up. The student council is a privelige, to keep you snot-nosed rich pricks in line. The isntant you defy me, you're all expelled."
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-->"You shut up. The student council is a privelige, to keep you snot-nosed rich pricks in line. The isntant you defy me, you're all expelled."
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*** The school is the only remaining structure in the world/region, for some reason. As such, the elected government of the students (the student council) not only is in control of the school, but also have a fully functioning military based around conscription of delinquents, taxes the classes that perform poorly, and arranges the classes to act as families.

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*** The school is the only remaining structure in the world/region, for some reason. As such, the elected government of the students (the student council) not only is in control of the school, but also have a fully functioning military based around conscription of delinquents, taxes the classes that perform poorly, and arranges the classes to act as families. families.
**** Pfft! Amateurs! You want exaggeration? Try this: The Student Council is omnipotent.
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** The Tropeville High School Student Council has no real power of any kind in the first place.

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** The Tropeville High School Student Council has no real power of any kind in the first place.place, even less than a normal student council usually would have.

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** It is a special or ''alternative'' institution and the greater power is actually a way of teaching responsability

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** It is a special or ''alternative'' institution and the greater power is actually a way of teaching responsabilityresponsibility.
** [[TruthInTelevision It's a public college in Mexico.]]
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*** The school is the only remaining structure in the world/region, for some reason. As such, the elected government of the students (the student council)has the most power by virtue of it being the only clear command structure left.

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*** The school is the only remaining structure in the world/region, for some reason. As such, the elected government of the students (the student council)has the most power by virtue of it being the council) not only clear command structure left.is in control of the school, but also have a fully functioning military based around conscription of delinquents, taxes the classes that perform poorly, and arranges the classes to act as families.
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*** The school is the only remaining structure in the world/region, for some reason. As such, the elected government of the students (the student council)has the most power by virtue of it being the only clear command structure left.
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** Troperille's LaResistance won. Workers control the factories, Students control the colleges.
*** Bad news: Party Commissar controls the Students' committee.
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Go back to AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil, or I'll write you up for insubordination!

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Back to AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil

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** It is a special or ''alternative'' institution and the greater power is actually a way of teaching responsability

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