Most have a clear differentiation between the head of government and the head of state; with the head of government holding real power, much like constitutional monarchies. Some have fused the roles of head of state and head of government, much like presidential systems, but with a dependency upon parliamentary power.
Scalawags were southerners who cooperated with the civilian and military officials during Reconstruction. They would often take advantage of their fellow southerners through corruption and confiscation of property.<br /><br />Scalawags were white southerners who joined the Republican Party after the Civil War.
Alcorn became the leader of the scalawags, who composed about a third of the Republicans in the state, in coalition with carpetbaggers and freedmen. Elected governor by the Republicans in 1869, he served from 1870 to 1871. As a modernizer he appointed many like-minded former Whigs, even if they were Democrats.