United Confederation

The **United Confederation** (U.C. or UC), commonly known as **the Confederation**, is an autonomous country consisting of numerous States, and one Capital District, spanning multiple continents. It is second only to the Taigan Union in terms of both land and total area. The national capital is Braddock, D.C., the most populous city is Los Ricos, and the largest financial center is New Hurg City.

## History

The original states of the United Confederation were colonies of [Empire1] and [Empire2]. The first settlements in the New World were small coastal trading ports, however overtime as the ports slowly became more self-sufficient, thanks to the abundance of natural resources in the uncolonized continent, more settlements (often small farming towns) were built further and further inland. a

Culture:

The culture and values of the modern day Confederation have been shaped by its history, especially the early days of the Confederation. Many colonist of the New World were forced by the [EmpireNames] to move to their "for the common good." This spawned a resentment of [EmpireNames] among many of the colonists, and led to a general distrust of authority and collectivism and led to a hyper-individualist culture where personal liberties and independence were highly valued. A high emphasis on economic freedom also developed in the colonies because of the resentment of their homelands. High taxes, heavy regulation, government controlled corporations, and huge bureaucracies were commonplaces back at [EmpireName], however in the colonies, because of the frontier wild-west like environment, these practices were hard to enforce by [EmpireNames], and led to a completely unregulated free market in the colonies. This became to be highly valued by the colonists, who saw it as their sliver of independence from [EmpireNames]. This unregulated economy also led to the normalization of bribery, political corruption, industrialism, and what would elsewhere be considered unethical business practices. At the time it was commonplace for New World corporations to be seen as heroes and champions of the people, as corporations often went against [EmpireNames], and political corruption by corporation to [EmpireNames] was also common.

The Smogston Riots:

In Smogston, Nechano a corporation, Jefferson-Smith Logging, ran for Mayor of Smogston. The company ran of a platform of privatizing the entire Smogston government and declaring independence from the Nechano colony, and [EmpireName] as a whole. This was extremely popular with Smogstonians, who elected Jefferson-Smith over the [EmpireName] backed canidate in a landslide. However [EmpireName], not wanting to lose on of their most

## Culture & Society

The Confederation has a rich and unique culture, which has been deeply shaped by its history; most notably the founding of the Confederation.

Many colonist of the New World were forced by the [EmpireNames] to move to their "for the common good." This spawned a resentment of [EmpireNames] among many of the colonists, and led to a general distrust of authority and collectivism and led to a hyper-individualist culture where personal liberties and independence were highly valued. A high emphasis on economic freedom also developed in the colonies because of the resentment of their homelands. High taxes, heavy regulation, government controlled corporations, and huge bureaucracies were commonplaces back at [EmpireName], however in the colonies, because of the frontier wild-west like environment, these practices were hard to enforce by [EmpireNames], and led to a completely unregulated free market in the colonies. This became to be highly valued by the colonists, who saw it as their sliver of independence from [EmpireNames]. This unregulated economy also led to the normalization of bribery, political corruption, industrialism, and what would elsewhere be considered unethical business practices. At the time it was commonplace for New World corporations to be seen as heroes and champions of the people, as corporations often went against [EmpireNames], and political corruption by corporation to [EmpireNames] was also common.

## Government & Politics

The **Government of the Confederation** is a Confederated Presidential Constitutional Republic consisting of various **State Governments** unified together under the leadership of a **Central Government**. Jurisdiction over local matters is retained by the States, while the Central Government is tasked with "maintaining national unity, political stability, and creating and enforcing laws."

### Central Government

The Central Government consists of three primary subdivisions: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. While the branches were originally intended to work independent from one another to ensure power was not concentrated in the hands of a single individual, by the 2001 Coup

##### Executive Branch

The Executive Branch is tasked with the enforcement of all Central Government laws. All executive powers are vested in the President of the United Confederation (POTUC). The President was originally elected at-large by citizens of the Confederation, however overtime the process was revised so that the President already pre-selected by the House of Special Interests, a legislative body representing corporations, special interest groups, and wealthy individuals and families.