What made the initial united states system of government a confederacy?

The Confederate States of America was formed when Abraham Lincoln was elected president and southern states didn't like that. So those southern states seceded making the confederacy.

wealthy plebeians became part of the roman nobility. however, despite changes in the laws, the patricians always held a majority of the wealth and power in ancient rome. a third social class in roman society was the slaves. around one third of the people living in rome were slaves.

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