See the politics rules for a more detailed breakdown of how issues will work on this game.
The current issues relevant to the states of the Union are:
State power vs. Federal power
No National Bank vs. National Bank
State militia reliance vs. Standing military
No tariffs vs. Tariffs
Pro-French vs. Pro-British
Please also use this thread to post your characters' own stances on these issues. The list will be updated as new issues become relevant and old ones fall out of public discourse, accompanied by public announcements.
And the respective states stances on these issues are as such:
New England
Massachussetts
State power vs. Federal power: +5
No National Bank vs. National Bank: +5
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: +3
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: +5
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: +4
Connecticut
State power vs. Federal power: +4
No National Bank vs. National Bank: +5
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: +3
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: +4
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: +3
Rhode Island
State power vs. Federal power: +3
No National Bank vs. National Bank: +5
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: +2
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: +5
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: +3
New Hampshire
State power vs. Federal power: +3
No National Bank vs. National Bank: +4
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: +2
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: +2
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: +2
Mid-Atlantic
New York
State power vs. Federal power: +1
No National Bank vs. National Bank: +3
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: +1
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: -1
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: +1
Pennsylvania:
State power vs. Federal power: +1
No National Bank vs. National Bank: +2
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: -2
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: -2
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: -2
Delaware
State power vs. Federal power: +2
No National Bank vs. National Bank: +2
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: -1
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: -2
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: +1
New Jersey
State power vs. Federal power: +2
No National Bank vs. National Bank: -1
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: +1
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: +1
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: -1
Maryland
State power vs. Federal power: -2
No National Bank vs. National Bank: -2
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: +1
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: -3
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: -3
The South
Virginia
State power vs. Federal power: -3
No National Bank vs. National Bank: -3
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: -4
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: -4
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: -3
North Carolina
State power vs. Federal power: -4
No National Bank vs. National Bank: -3
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: -4
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: -4
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: -3
South Carolina
State power vs. Federal power: -5
No National Bank vs. National Bank: -4
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: -4
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: -5
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: -2
Georgia
State power vs. Federal power: -4
No National Bank vs. National Bank: -4
State militia reliance vs. Standing military: -3
No tariffs vs. Tariffs: -5
Pro-French vs. Pro-British: -3