Presidential Schools of Americanism
Columbian School:
The Columbian School is the original school of Americanism, or at least the first one to actually gain traction. It is the school that gave birth to Bannister Smithson's Presidential Project, they are an extremely Dogmatic school, and are actively hostile to other religions, especially Anabaptism, given its long history of violence with the Kaysers of Dietscherei.
Gothamite School:
The Gothamite School of Americanism came about in the Republic of New York, rejecting the growing xenophobia of the Columbian School, and as such is much more tolerant of other religions, they also tend to favor Roosevelt the most of the Rushmore Four. They also tend to be Mercantile-focused, New York was the Economic Capital of Old America, was it not?
Lakes School:
The Lakes School was founded by the Avondale Family in Chicago, and existed among the Rust Cult, they support more focus on the New Presidents, as well as encouraging the Oratory Arts. They were almost completely destroyed by Albert Soady’s Great Viking, now only existing in the city of Cincinnati.
Rushmore School:
The Rushmore School is one of the most divergent Schools of Americanism, they actually reject the importance of all Founders except for the Rushmore Four, after all the Founders may be great, but only four were carved into the Very Mountains. They are extremely militaristic, being surrounded on all sides by hostile forces, they gave two Presidents from the Pitchstone Family, but after the conquest of Dakota by the Sioux, they have slowly faded from relevance, barely holding on around its namesake Mountain.
Southron School:
The Southron School used to be common from Miami to Virginia, but have slowly been driven back by the Perfidious “Holy Columbian Emperors”, but they still endure in Virginia, and if the stories are to be believed, in secret throughout the Empire. They are known for their stealth and Subterfuge, and rumor has it a man in dark sunglasses has been recruiting talented spies from his Fortress in Langley.
Filibuster School:
The Filibuster School takes to heart the words of Bannister Smithson "America was not just an empire, it was a way of life." and believes that the light of Americanism must be spread to all the world by force. This makes them extremely Militaristic, even more so than the Rushmorites. They have undertaken major campaigns, taking San Antonio and Gitmo for themselves, much to their neighbor’s chagrin.
The Florida School:
The Florida School is the newest of the Schools of Americanism, and was created by the Waltney Family of Orlando. The Waltneys were treasure hunters who delved into the Swamps of Central Florida in search of relics of the Old World, and what they found stunned them. A whole “Magic Kingdom” centered around a Castle from their dreams. The Florida School has still not been formalized, but the Waltneys encourage idolization of the entirety of Old America, but do not eschew the New Presidency.
Non-Presidential Schools of Americanism
Libertarians:
The Libertarians are not a School in the traditional sense, but rather a wholly different Antiquarian Religion that is considered part of the Americanist Continuum. They are worshipers of Columbia, Our Lady of Liberty, and do not recognize the New Presidency, they are pacifists, but with a Proud Defensive Tradition. Their Priesthood is led by a First Lady in Nashville, but their stronghold is the Palisades region of Jersey, where they maintain the Statue of Lady Liberty in New York Harbor.
Jeffersonian:
The Jeffersonians are a strain of Radical Americanist thought that believes that all people in Old America were Gods, and that the Founders were simply The First Among Equals, after all are there not countless statues of Everyday People around the Nation. They reject the New Presidency as Apostasy, to claim the title of President is to declare oneself to be a God, and the President is Just A Man.
Hamiltonian:
The Hamiltonians are in most respects the inverse of the Jeffersonians, They believe the Founders had more powers beyond those explicitly stated in the legends and the Declaration. They believe that any righteous Americanist can claim these ‘Implied Powers’ for themselves, and if any American can become as Gods, what need have they for a President?