congress

Hey all. I've been a lurker for a good while, and only recently joined this forum. So, I want to give this whole AH thing a shot. If you have any comments or concerns, feel free to share, as I've never done something like this before. Now, on to the show. King Americana: If the USA Had a King...

The 1789 Congressional election for Virginia's 5th District was the only election in American history where two future Presidents -- James Madison and James Monroe -- ran against each other in a Congressional race. Madison, a prominent Virginia Federalist, ended up running against his personal...

I've had an idea floating around in my head for some time about the possibility of the Founding Fathers adopting a Tricameral Legislature, and how such a branch would function and what roles it would have. I want to have a discussion about it without regard to the plausibility of it's enactment...

One act that I have always never been fond of and wished to be repealed is the Reapportionment Act of 1929 which limits the amount of members of the House to just 435. I've always found this to be rather undemocratic method as it does not take into account the growth of the United States, which...

Good morning. Currently, Senators serve 6-year terms and may be re-elected indefinitely, Representatives serve 2-year terms and may be re-elected indefinitely. What is the best time to make Representatives last 4 years? and in the Senators, you'd change his term to four or eight years? I want...

Hello, everyone. I am working on some Alternative Stories and would like to know which method you think would be the best. Although in my History, the "main" country is not the United States, I will use this country as an example. In the U.S. electoral-legislative system, Senators serve for six...

We could plausibly do 1984 or 1980/1986, but 1982 adds the Mayoral race for fun and seems like a reasonable date. I'm not too worried about a specific scenario as to why it passes, but a plausible example timeline could centre on a more effective Democratic President who also gets luckier than...

What if the Republican Party won the 2006 midterms and retained their congressional majorities? How could this be done-with any PoD after November 2, 2004. If you need a PoD earlier than that, don't cheat by making John Kerry President for instance(as that is a completely different scenario with...

How could the Bill Clinton administration have passed healthcare reform in the 1990s? Bonus points if the PoD is after the 1992 US election and Clinton serves his OTL term as President. It doesn't have to be the OTL Hillarycare proposal or Hillarycare, but it does have to be major healthcare...

The First Continental Congress met briefly in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September 5 to October 26, 1774. It consisted of fifty-six delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that were to become the United States of America. The President of the First Continental...

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STRUGGLE FOR POWER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Struggle for Power: An Alternate Congressional History is a timeline in which we'll examine how things might have turned out if the chips had fallen differently. This timeline will focus mainly on the power struggles in Congress and the...

What if the Democrats won the White House and Congress in 2000? There's so many scenarios for an Al Gore win so something that tips the scales a bit will do. The Senate would flip too with Lieberman as Vice-President being the tie-breaker. That leaves the House. I flipped all the House seats won...

The 1994 Republican Revolution was an important event in American politics, changing the flavor of American politics and the Republican Party, and it dramatically effected and profoundly altered Bill Clinton's presidency. The loss of Congress in 1994 to Newt Gingrich and the Republicans was a...

This idea came from the this thread: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/a-brexit-inspired-early-usa-question.396915/#post-13020256 Point of Divergence: Alexander Hamilton arrived in Boston in 1772. He would go on to join the intellectual elite of the city, becoming a student of...