[quote=@Yorutenchi]
I have a few questions. 

1st) Is this the only school in North America? Is there a western school out in Cali or Washington? Does Canada have its own school or is it more like a "north American" school rather than simply American school? Is the government a mirror of our current political scheme or is the magical government inclusive to all of North America? 
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It is the only school in North America (so people in Canada and Mexico would go there) which means it's a pretty large school. The government started out as only governing the US but eventually expanded around the time of The Spanish-American War and the Panama Canal (the muggle population's increase in global affairs (and subsequent imperialism) during this time may or may not have been related to the recent imperialism the Wizards were involved in. The wizarding government took over Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and small parts of Asia (An Asian rebellion happened on the eve of World War II and Cuba was later relinquished).

Sorry for the history lesson ^_^'