Northeast US

The Republic of Northeast US is a serene place that is made up of the Northeast United States. Though it was born in the blood of two Colonial Wars, it has lasted for decades in its current form. The Northeast is perfect for tourism and business opportunities.

Government

The Republic of Northeast US is a federal republic that is represented by a President and a bicameral legislature. The President is elected to a five year term through a two round voting system unless one leader gains more than 50% of the vote. The reason for this is that there are more than two political parties dominating politics. This makes for intricate elections.

Executive Branch

The Executive Branch is headed up by the President. In this branch of government, the Cabinet advises the President on occassion but it is ultimately the President that gives the final ok on projects. The president's cabinet include:

State Treasury Attorney General Defense Commerce Environment Interior

Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch is broken into two houses, the House and Senate. The House is elected to two year terms and the Senate is appointed by the appropriate states to six year terms. In the House, it takes a coalition to elect a Speaker and once the Speaker is elected, he becomes the third person inline for the Presidency.

In the Senate, the Vice President is incharge and when he or she cannot be there, the President Pro Temp leads the Senate. S/He is also elected and normally takes a coalition as well unless someone has popular support among the delegates which is normally the case.

Judicial Branch

The Judicial branch is broken down into three parts. At the bottom, you have the Federal district Courts. This is followed by the Federal Appeals court then on to the Supreme Court of the Northeast US. The Supreme Court is made up of Five Judges who are appointed for life.

Economics

The nation is economicly sound as they continue to maintain a balanced budget. This is subscribed into their constitution. The budget is small but it is constently growing. The economic situation in the nation currently is Good.

History

main article: History of the Republic of Northeast US

Early History

The history of the Northeast Republic has been a turbulent one. After the desolution of the United States through internal conflicts, several states form alliances with each other. The states that made up the North East were no exception. When PA and NY formed their alliance, many states in the surrounding region were not happy. Over the course of the next five years after the PA/NY Alliance, New Jersey joined and it became the Northeast Confederation. In response, Maine and her surrounding states quickly formed the Maine Confederacy. Over the course of several years, there was severe tension between the two alliances and when Delaware joined the Confederation, they changed their name to the Republic of Northeast US.

It was when Delaware joined that the First Republic-Confederation War finally erupted. The first battle took place in the city of Plattsburg, NY and from there, the Confederate Army made its way down towards Albany. However, they were turned back at the Battle of Saratoga. At this battle, the Confederate Forces were totally destroyed. Upon the destruction of the 1st Confederate regiment, the Northeastern Army made its way and recaptured territory that were taken by the Confederates. At the Second Battle of Plattsburg, the city was recaptured but only after the city was severaly damaged.

As the invasion of the Maine Confederacy commenced, the government of the Confederacy asked for peace terms and everything went back to Status Quo Ante Bellum. This set the people of the Republic in an uproar. After several months of fighting, the people expected something better than the return to status quo. In response to this, President Ryan Anderson was impeached and thrown out of office. The rebuilding after the war brought economic ruin to the Republic along with most of the continent as major trading centers were damaged and harbors were destroyed. It took years to rebuild the infrastructure and by the time it was mostly rebuilt, the second Confederate-Republic war erupted. The Main Confederacy learned from their mistakes and attacked several places at the same time. The bombed New York, took Plattsburg, and invaded New Jersey. The Confederacy plan nearly succeeded but a rallying defense by the Northeastern Army prevented the invasion of Pennsylvania. A couple months after the Confederacy defeat at the Battle of the Border, the Northeastern Forces re-invaded New Jersey while additional forces routed the enemy at Liberty, NY. By the end of the year, the Confederacy was pushed back into their own borders and the Northeastern Army followed them. Six months later, the capital of the Maine Confederacy fell and with it, the entire Maine Confederecy. Over the course of the next three years, the former Maine Confederacy was absorbed into the Northeast US.

Current History

With the defeat and absorption of the Maine Confederacy, the economy began to soar like never before. The Northeast became an economic powerhouse on the continent. Then trouble started on their Western Border. The Republic of Ohio decided to try and lop off some territory from the Northeast US and resulted in the first Republic-Ohio War. After initial gains made by Ohio, they were forcibly turned back and the NEUS Army took control of the war and drove into Ohio capturing East Palestine and moving up towards Youngstown. Ohio in turned counter-attacked and the war ended in a stalemate. After three months of shelling across the border, the war ended with a peace treaty. Trouble soon arose a few years later when Ohio passed a law claiming the entire Ohio River Valley. A few weeks after this bill was passed, they hired people to cause problems throughout the Northeast in an effort to push them to give up the rest of the River. This ultimately backfired as the NEUS AF ultimately launched air assaults at these bases which sparked the second Republic-Ohio War. This was primarily an air campaign as both sides launched bombing raids. Even though both sides launched skirmishes into eachother's territories, no one gained any territory and the war pettered out. All of that changed when Ohio launched a monitor raid and pulled out. This resulted in the deaths of NEUS citizens. A few days later, NEUS declared war on the Ohio Republic and stormed across the border and took the whole OH 11 corridore along with East Liverpool and Stuebanville. The current war is on hold pending peace talks with the rest of the Liberty Alliance.

With this war on hold, additional forces have been called up to help with a new threat. This threat is from Wutend and is currently invading Deltain. The Northeast Republic along with other nations are forming a coalition to combat Wutend.

Culture

The culture is very similar to that of the rest of the modern world. The people accept people for the way they are and it does not matter what race you are. There are several races that make up the Northeast US. Women tend to stay home more during early childhood years of their children but once they are in school, they go right back into work.

Religion

There are many different religions and all with their own holidays. Due to the sheer number of them, only a handful became federal holidays. These include (in no particular order)

Passover Christmas Thanksgiving Ramadan (First and Last only)

On these days, the kids have off and nothing is opened. Other holidays include:

Foundation Day Veterans Day Memorial Day

These are also federal holidays in which nothing is opened.

Ethnicity

The ethnic make up is not as diverse as some. Some of the minorities that make up the Northeast US include blacks, hispanics and arabs.