Pan American Senate

The Pan American Senate, commonly referred to as just the Senate, was the unicameral legislature and primary governing body of the Pan American Union for much of its history. Though for various periods in Pan American history where the King and/or President superseded Senatorial authority, it held foremost national supremacy over the states. The Senate had power ranging from the sole authority to declaring war to commencing interstate projects. Created in the agreement of union that created the PAU, the founding document has been lost to time, but the First and Second Constitutions of the Pan American Union gave a legitimate outline to its powers. Senators also acted as governors of their states, and all citizens of the Pan American Union could run for their state's Senate seat. The ceremonial leader of the Senate, however, the Vice President, was popularly elected by the nation as a whole.