United States of America

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The **United States of America**, also referred to as **America** or the **United States**, is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. In 2020, America lost its status as a superpower after a long period of civil unrest, and economic recessions. With America reduced to a corrupted and vulnerable shadow of her former self, the European Federation eventually replaced America as the the most powerful nation on Earth.

## History

*For events that occurred in the Prime Timeline,* see History of the United States

### Great Panic

Beginning in 2021, the United States lost its military prestige following its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Later that same year, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a recession began in America.

Because of the recession, the U.S. economy did not recover and America loses its status as a global superpower, which led to a domino effect; gas prices skyrocketed and important infrastructure, including highways and superhighways, deteriorated once they became too costly to repair. Later that same year, major cities fell into civil unrest that forced the government to enact Martial Law.

To make matters worse, a cyber-attack struck the United States Stock Exchange and all three branches of the country's national military, which led to the country bordering on complete economic collapse and total anarchy.

By 2022, the nation was but a corrupted and vulnerable shadow of her former self, a militarily and economically weakened nation that was struggling to even stay afloat in such a turbulent time. Despite this, many Americans are still hopeful that the US will one day pull itself out of this depressing state.

## Geography

The USA stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the South. The nation has an abundance in various natural resources, including shale oil, coal, ore, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas and timber. There is also abundant wildlife in the territories.

## Government

The United States of America is constitutional republic and representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law." As laid out in the Constitution of the United States, the government is regulated by a system of checks and balances. There are three divisions of government, federal, state, and local. Once the True Christians of America took over the US, the country became a theocracy.

The federal government comprises of the Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches. The legislative branch consists of the bicameral Congress, which is split into the House of Representatives and the Senate. This branch makes federal laws, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment. The Executive Branch involves the President. The President can veto legislative bills before they become law, and appoints the members of the Cabinet (subject to Senate approval) and other officers, who administer and enforce federal laws and policies, pardon criminals, and, in some cases, can directly control the US military (as commander-in-chief). The Judicial Branch consists of the Supreme Court, as well as the lower courts. The judges are appointed by the President with Senate approval. They interpret laws and overturn those deemed unconstitutional.

## Military

The United States Armed Forces is divided into the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy and US Marines.

## Flag

The flag of the United States consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternate with rows of five stars. The fifty stars on the flag represent the fifty states of the union. the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and became the first states in the U.S.A.

## Notable citizens

* Anna D. Body
* Annabelle J. Perry
* Crystal T. Brown
* Brian K. Dawson
* David D. Trotter
* George Stinney
* James D. Milton
* Jeffery T. Lightner
* Lesley C. Bernhardt
* Melanie J. Beedle
* Julia J. Acton
* Wilhelmina J. Harker
* Natalie M. Day
* Denise R. Bird
* Loreen T. Jordan
* Mercedes D. Schacht
* Peggy H. Grant
* Maggie K. Simpson
* Marie R. Ard
* Marjorie B. Hibbs
* Mercedes D. Schacht
* Lizbeth N. Johnson
* Pauline R. Gomes
* Rhonda J. Taylor
* Anderson Pemberton