AHC: political-administrative rarity: What would the country look like with this model of government

Yeah, I know what they're gonna think.

With a POD between 1774 and 1789. How do you see this political-administrative model where the President of the United States is only the Head of State while every governor of every state in the country (California, Alaska, New York, Virginia...) is the Head of Government?

In other words, there is no Head of Government at the National level, but rather, each state has its own Head of Government.

What would this government be like? will it work? What would their policies be like? the National Congress will exist? or is this all ASB?
 
So basically a republican version of the modern Commonwealth? I predict an earlier Civil War, except several of them. Eventually you end up with 4-5 medium sized nations (New England, greater New York, Mid-Atlantic, Virginia, greater Carolina) all expanding westward and squabbling over territorial claims.
 
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