The Whig Party's chief unifying factor was opposition to the powerful presidency of Andrew Jackson, and the belief that the President should only faithfully execute the laws, and generally do what congressional leaders (such as Henry Clay) said. Now, considering that the Whigs were rather unsuccessful as a political party OTL, and they only really had four years and one month with legitimate Whigs in office, it remains to be seen if more successful Whigs could achieve this end. In fact, had Henry Clay won the presidency, I could very well see him abandoning all talk of congressional supremacy and trying to rule like Jackson.
Your challenge is to have, with a POD after the presidency of Andrew Jackson, a situation arise which pretty much lasts until the present day in which Congress is generally seen as superior to the President, who plays a much smaller role in shaping national policy.
Your challenge is to have, with a POD after the presidency of Andrew Jackson, a situation arise which pretty much lasts until the present day in which Congress is generally seen as superior to the President, who plays a much smaller role in shaping national policy.