Paramount

### Powers

* Role of presiding over the Cassiopeian Senate and Executive Office of Cassiopeia
* Power to issue executive orders to government officials
* Ability to use emergency powers during times of war or danger

### Duties

* Elected leader of the Republic
* Commander-in-chief of the Cassiopeian Military

The **Paramount** was the elected head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief of the United Cassiopeian Republic and its predecessor, the Cassiopeian Republic. The Paramount was the director of both the executive and legislative branches of the Republic government, which were the Executive Office of Cassiopeia and the Cassiopeian Senate respectively. Paramounts were elected both by the citizens of Republic territory as well as by the senators who represented these territories, with the senatorial votes weighted more than the average citizen's. All citizen votes for the Paramount were weighted according to the population of their territory. Republic laws limited the Paramount to a five-year term renewable once. Republic laws also allowed for a Paramount to be removed from office through a majority-based vote of no confidence.

The Paramount was assisted by a Vice Paramount, who directed the Galactic Embassy. Most times, a Paramount campaigning for the position would personally appoint their own Vice Paramount. The Vice Paramount served the same amount of terms as their Paramount.

Anyone who was a citizen in Republic territory or a citizen of territory represented in the Republic—such as having an Ambassador represent their world in the Galactic Embassy—was able to campaign for the seat of Paramount.

## Powers

The Paramount oversaw the Republic for thousands of years, with the scope of their powers changing throughout history. Generally, the Paramount was tasked with presiding over the Cassiopeian Senate and the Executive Office of Cassiopeia as a director. The Paramount could issue executive orders to government officials of their choice, and had emergency powers during times of war and danger to the Republic.

Before the Cassiopeian Civil Wars, the Paramount served as the commander-in-chief of the Cassiopeian Military, granting them total control over most military operations. After the war, the Paramount's powers and by extension the executive and legislative branches' powers were reorganized in order to prevent the corruption that sparked the civil wars from arising ever again. This led to the transfer of overarching military powers from the Paramount to an assembly called the Cassiopeian Command, although the Paramount still held considerable influence over Cassiopeian Military operations.

## Customs

### Fashion and Ceremonial Wear

Nearly every Paramount in the history of both the Cassiopeian Republic and the United Cassiopeian Republic was given a tailor-made set of ceremonial robes. During the era of the Cassiopeian Republic, these robes were colored silver, white, and dark blue, representing the prosperity and light of the Republic. During the United Cassiopeian Republic Era, these robes were colored maroon and indigo, representing integrity and justice respectively.

It was customary for Paramounts to be given ceremonial headwear, often in the form of headdresses or decorative hats in the same colors of their Paramount garbs. It was tradition for Paramounts to decorate their ceremonial headwear with precious gemstones and/or minerals native to their homeworlds. This was seen as an embrace of the beauty found throughout all Republic worlds. For example, Paramount Uproar adorned his ceremonial fez with tiburite gems native to his adopted homeworld of Sphyrna.