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Confederate States of America: A Factbook

Population: 121,007,643
Motto: Deo Vindice "God Will Vindicate"
Anthem: Dixie
Capital: Richmond, VA
Largest City: Houston, TX
Official Languages: English
Other Languages: Spanish, Cajun French
Demonym: Confederates,Americans
Nicknames: Southerners, Rebels

Nation Formed: February 4, 1861
Constitution Created: March 11, 1861
Independence Fully Recognized: August 30th, 1863

Government: Made up of Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches

Executive Branch: President may be elected to two 6 year terms. Acts as head of state/government.

Legislative Branch: House of Representatives consisting of 217 members elected to two year terms, Senate consisting of 34 senators elected to 6 year terms. There are no term limits.

Judicial Branch: 4 associate justices and one chief justice. Nominated by the president to lifetime terms. Nomination confirmed by the Senate.

Presidents of the CSA:

Jefferson Davis (1861-1868)
John C Breckenridge (1868-1874)
Alexander Stevens (1874-1880)
James Longstreet (1880-1886)
William HF Lee (1886-1889)
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William C Oates (1889-1892)
JEB Stuart (1892-1898)

Benjamin Tillman (1898-1904)
Joseph CS Blackburn (1904-1910)
James B Clark (1910-1916)
Woodrow Wilson (1916-1922)
Joseph T Robinson (1922-1928)
Carter Glass (1928-1934)

Huey P Long (1934-1943)*+
James F Byrnes (1943-1946)

Richard Russell, Jr. (1946-1958)
Orville Faubus (1958-1964)

Albert Gore (1964-1976)
Terry Sandford (1976-1982)

Howard E Baker (1982-1994)
Albert Gore, Jr. (1994-2006)
Mike Huckabee (2006-2012)
John Edwards (2012-TBD)

Davis had no party affiliation as president
Blue=Democrat
Purple=Confederalists
Red=Populist Labor Party
+=Died In Office
*=First president to be reelected after the abolition of the single term limit

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