Magical Congress of the United States of America

The Magical Congress of the United States of America (simply known as MACUSA) is the magical body responsible for governing American wizards. MACUSA is located within the Woolworth Building in downtown New York. The building contains hundreds of stories and is led by the President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, Seraphina Picquery.

History
The Magical Congress of the United States of America was created in 1963, following the introduction of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy. Wizards suspected they could live freer and happier lives if they built an underground community. The feeling was strong in the United States, due to the Salem Witch Trials.

It was modeled on the Wizards' Council of Great Britain, which predated the Ministry of Magic. Representatives all across North America were elected to create laws that both policed and protected American wizardkind.

The first President of the Magical Congress was Josiah Jackson, a warlike wizard who was voted by his fellow representatives because he was considered tough enough to deal with the difficulties related to the post-Salem Witch Trials era.

In the first years, MACUSA had no fixed meeting place, so meeting were held in different locations to avoid No-Maj detection.

Law Enforcement
President Jackson's first immediate priority was to recruit and train Aurors. The first dozen volunteers to train as Aurors in the United States had a special place in United States wizarding history. They faced great challenges and so few of them, that they knew they had to possibly lay down their lives when they accepted the job.

Of the twelve Aurors, only two survived into old age: Charity Wilkinson and Theodard Fontaine. Charity Wilkinson would become MACUSA's third President. Theodard Fontaine is a direct descendant of the present day Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry headmaster, Agilbert Fontaine.

Known Presidents

 * Josiah Jackson
 * Seraphina Picquery

Aurors

 * Wilhelm Fischer
 * Theodard Fontaine
 * Gondulphus Graves
 * Robert Grimsditch
 * Mary Jauncey
 * Carlos Lopez
 * Mungo MacDuff
 * Cormac O'Brien
 * Abraham Potter
 * Berthilde Roche
 * Helmut Weiss
 * Charity Wilkinson

Appearances

 * Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)