It depends. In Illinois, you're a ward of the state untill 21. -.- almost seems like you'll be in it forever...
One branch to have more power than the rest.
I wouldn’t because the reason the south had such a big problem with slavery was because of the demands of the north if the south separated the country would go into flames the south would probably also go into flames because there was a system that supplied the entire country now that’s gone if they left and separated