Board Thread:Map Game Discussions/@comment-9099410-20150828144852

How would the history of the US and the world be different if the government had been any of the following systems since 1787 (as if this is what the constitution said)?

Key time periods to think about include the Mexican-American War, US Civil War/Expansion of Slavery, Spanish-American War, WWI (would the US have enterred), WWII (would the US have become Communist or Fascist), and Cold War (would the US still be a superpower).

When you write what would've been different, write what number you're referring to.

I might make a TL out of one of these (not monarchy as that has already been done).


 * 1) British-style Parliamentary system
 * 2) Party-List Proportional Representation parliamentary system
 * 3) Monarchy
 * 4) Same but with popular vote determining Presidential elections
 * 5) Parties still nominate candidates at elections without primaries
 * 6) Each state gets one vote in congress but delegates proportional to population (as in Articles of Confederation)
 * 7) The President, at the beginning of his term, appoints cabinet members who must be approved by Congress. Those Cabinet members are in charge of all laws for that specific topic (Finance, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Transportation, etc), and have veto power on laws in that topic. The President is merely a speaker, appointer, and leader.
 * 8) Instead of having representatives and senators, each governor's running mate is their representative. Each representative has power proportional to the population of that state, and their is only one representative per state.
 * 9) Senators were always directly elected by the people
 * 10) Instead of three fifths rule, black people counted as people, just as childen and women do. 