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GALACTIC REPUBLIC
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (GALACTIC SENATE)

Each member state returned a senator to a central legislative body known as the Galactic Senate. Senators were the ambassadors of their home worlds and members worlds were able to maintain their government and society in accordance with local beliefs, customs and traditions. There was a wide variety of different local governments along the political spectrum varying from monarchies to republics to hive-like communes. In some systems, the senator was elected to that post. On others, the world government appointed the senator.

The Galactic Senate was headquartered in an enormous building containing many floating platforms, each of which contained several senators. Each platform in the Senate represented a sector of the galaxy, with one senator from each planet in that sector. Some platforms represented individual worlds as well. A long with the senators, the leaders of the individual member planets also had the power to vote in the Senate and introduce legislation were they available to do so. The Senate followed such parliamentary rules as a Vote of No Confidence.

Senators received one vote in all matters, both procedural and substantive. The Supreme Chancellor was elected from within the Senate and served as the President of the Senate as well as the executive leader of the Republic. The assembly was in turn divided into individual committees, each specializing in specific fields of governmental administration which were responsible for creating legislation to be reviewed by the full assembly.

Although legislation passed by the Senate was binding to all member worlds, most of the everyday legislation followed by citizens of the Republic was created at the planetary, sectorial or regional level. Therefore, the main functions of the Senate were to meditate disputes between members, provide for the common defense and regulate intersystem trade.
 
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