Possible Government System for the CSA

AStanley

Banned
Shouldn't this be in Before 1900?

But I think they would have (attempted to atleast) keep their system of Government they had during the war.
 

Jimmyson

Banned
Shouldn't this be in Before 1900?

But I think they would have (attempted to atleast) keep their system of Government they had during the war.
I put it in after 1900 because the CSA would likely last past the 1800s. If it needs to be moved please do it for me someone.
 

AStanley

Banned
I put it in after 1900 because the CSA would likely last past the 1800s. If it needs to be moved please do it for me someone.

Yes, but the Point of Divergence is before 1900.

I'm not sure It would last that long though, as the CSA has a very hostile Government on its doorstep, and nobody who wants to prop them up.

Also you might want to check here for more information about the Confederate Government.
 
Lets assume a quick Confederate victory in 1862.

1861-1868: An increasingly unstable version of the government set up in 1861.

1868-187?: Military Dictatorship.
 
Lets assume a quick Confederate victory in 1862.

1861-1868: An increasingly unstable version of the government set up in 1861.

1868-187?: Military Dictatorship.

I think a Balkanized CSA is more likely than a united military dictatorship especially with the precedent for secession already set. Certain successor states may end up with military dictatorships depending on how nasty the Balkanization is.
 
I think a Balkanized CSA is more likely than a united military dictatorship especially with the precedent for secession already set. Certain successor states may end up with military dictatorships depending on how nasty the Balkanization is.

If its balkanized then there wont be time for them to get governments, the Union will use that oppurtunity to recapture the southern states.
 
Good point, although would the Union itself have held together after defeat in the Civil War? Depending on how the war ends we could see the whole US Balkanize to a greater or lesser extent.
 
What is in a CSA victory scenario what would the primary system of government in the CSA be.

They'd try to keep the government they began with, which wouldn't work any better than it did IOTL. The individual states would pull apart, probably fighting amongst themselves before being reabsorbed by the Union at some point in the future (willingly or unwillingly).
 

Spengler

Banned
Good point, although would the Union itself have held together after defeat in the Civil War? Depending on how the war ends we could see the whole US Balkanize to a greater or lesser extent.
Umm why? What would caus the united states to balknaise if the civil war ends?
 
Lets assume a quick Confederate victory in 1862.

1861-1868: An increasingly unstable version of the government set up in 1861.

1868-187?: Military Dictatorship.


1860-1866: Presidency of Jefferson Davis

1866-1877: Presidency of Nathan Bedford Forrest, and emergence of the Hunter's Agency designed to crack down on runaway slaves and abolitionists.
1877-1900ish: Military / National Police Junta
1900ish: Alt-WW1 featuring war with the USA due to global alliance structure.
Post WWI to Present: Exploited Vassal state of the USA. Given how the Confederates seceded because they refused to accept democratic government and how they've turned into a dictatorship, the CSA probably remains a dictatorship, albeit one run by the Friendly freed slaves who are willing to back their friends in the USA.
 
Umm why? What would caus the united states to balknaise if the civil war ends?

The precedent set, there are other areas at the time with secessionist feelings like Mormon Utah which might take advantage of the situation. Plus I think defeat might lead to some level of breakdown of the US government depending on when and how the Confederacy wins.
 
1860-1866: Presidency of Jefferson Davis

1866-1877: Presidency of Nathan Bedford Forrest, and emergence of the Hunter's Agency designed to crack down on runaway slaves and abolitionists.

CSA Presidents were limited to a single 6 year term.
 
CSA Presidents were limited to a single 6 year term.

Would that stop Forrest? By that time it is probably a military dictatorship with Forrest 'President for Life'. He probably would go through the motions of getting the constituion changed and holding sham elections but that is all.
 
I think a Balkanized CSA is more likely than a united military dictatorship especially with the precedent for secession already set. Certain successor states may end up with military dictatorships depending on how nasty the Balkanization is.

Agreed. The CSA is founded on the idea that any state can leave at any time for any reason. Any election or any political, social, economic, or military issue risks the CSA losing states or disintegrating.
 
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