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The Federal Republic of New England

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General Info
Country name:
conventional long form: Federal Republic of New England
conventional short form: New England
Government type:
Federal Republic

Capital:
Boston

States:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Isle

Constitution:
31 November 1964

Legal system:
federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all are based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts

Population (1970): 50,039,732

Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal

Motto: "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem"
(English: "By the sword she seeks peace under liberty")

Anthem: "The Star Spangled Banner"

Goverment:

President:
Robert F. Kennedy

Vice President:
Hugh Leo Carey

Congress as of 1970:

Senate
Social Democratic Party: 64 (64%)
Christian Democrat Party: 34 (34%)
Independent: 2 (2%)
Total Seats: 100

House of Representatives
Social Democratic Party: 296 (68%)
Christian Democrat Party: 138 (32%)
Independent: 1 (.002%)
Total Seats: 435

I'm curious, why social and christian democrats? Also, I think there might be a few more parties right now because of the fractured opinion's of the Americans

I'm curious, why social and christian democrats? Also, I think there might be a few more parties right now because of the fractured opinion's of the Americans

Well, I've kept the American political structure for the most part, except moved toward the left. The SDP includes socialists, former Democrats, and Green Party members. It's generally a centre-left party. The Christian democrats is economically similar to the SDP but represents the former republicans and social conservatives. Indpendants might be somewhere along the lines of libertarians who arn't particularly organized.

makes sense, the North was always much more liberal

ooc: ya know, if Robert Kennedy had any sort of role in the national government under his brother in 1964, he was almost certainly killed when Washington was destroyed...