The Republic of New York or more commonly New York is a federal presidential constitutional republic consisting of seven states and two federal districts. New York was formed in the aftermath of the collapse of the United States, and a new government was created quickly after it was established that the United States was no more. Then-governor Herbert H. Lehman was appointed interim President while elections were yet to be held. It was decided that the basic principles of the former United States would be carried on into New York, creating a similar constitution and and electoral process to continue the republican traditions of the former United States.