Name CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL UNITED STATES
Type of government Constitutional Republic Legislative democracy
Territory (venue) A union of 50 independent sovereign States The District of Columbia and all the territories and enclaves
not including the District of Columbia, (American Samoa, Guam, Midway Islands, Puerto Rico, Wake
territories or enclaves Island, etc.)
Capital The union of the United States is the only Since June 1800, a "City of Washington" sits in the federal
country in the world with no national capital District of Columbia, which is exempt from all State influence
within its venue. Each sovereign State has and jurisdiction. The city is ruled by a federal Commission
its own capital. appointed by the President. It has no local legislature; the
only legislative authority is Congress. It is the meeting place
of Congress and is the seat of federal administration.
Created by "We the People," free Preamble sovereign Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the U.S. Constitution
citizens
Citizenry Each State has rule over its own citizenry, The citizens of the District of Columbia, all the territories,
made up of free Preamble persons: "We the enclaves and possessions, and all naturalized citizens (14th
People ... and our Posterity." Amendment, Section 1)
Executive branch President President
Legislative branch A Congress of the Republic consisting of A Congress of the Legislative Democracy -- the same persons
representatives from the citizenry
Congress' jurisdiction The States only, not the citizenry of the The citizenry of DC, the territories, enclaves, and possessions,
States except under some form of Commercial naturalized citizens, and those who put themselves under the rule
Agreement of federal regions
Judicial jurisdiction Law, equity (Article III courts) and Colorable admiralty (called statutory), Article I legislative
admiralty courts
Authorized currency Real money, based on substance: gold and Promises-to-pay money,based on bank credit: Federal Reserve Notes
silver (Article I, Section 10, Clause 1) non-redeemable in gold or silver (equitable paper involving
Commercial Agreements under negotiable instrument law --
later codified as Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Limitations Many in the U.S. Constitution None, except what are called Unconscionable Agreements under UCC
Flag Stars and stripes without yellow fringe Stars and stripes with yellow fringe
State abbreviations Ala., Alas., Ariz., Ark., Cal., Colo., etc. AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, MT, SC, TX, etc.
(with or without zip codes) (with or without zip codes)