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Ok I know this is something that has been done before. But I want a double check of an idea before I write up an outline for it to see if this would fit Before 1900 or if it should go into ASB.

At the Constitutional Convention instead of a pure republic they elect for a hybrid republic/monarchy system. They still branch the government into three branches in a systems of checks and balances to make sure one branch doesn't become to powerful.

Executive/Monarch Branch
-Elected by a pure majority of the populate vote. Election is for life time. However on death or abdication (Which ever is first) the position of Monarch of the Kingdom of the United States does not pass to their first living child. The Prime Minister becoming the acting monarch till an election can be held for the next monarch of the Kingdom of the United States. On election of the new monarch the acting monarch will return to the House of Representatives.
-The first living child of a former monarch who has not been disgraced shall become a duke and a non-voting peer.
-Elections for the Monarch will last no more than six months.
-The sitting monarch of the Kingdom of the United States can be removed from power by vote of the citizens of the Kingdom. For this to happen a threshold of 50% much be reached for this to happen.
-The sitting monarch can also be removed from power by impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial by the House of Lords. This is for High crimes and misdemeanours.
-The monarch is the commander and chief of the armed forces of the kingdom.
-The monarch may go before the legislature branch for a Declaration of War.
-The monarch makes appointment to the courts and foreign offices overseas.
-The monarch is incharge of setting foreign policy. The sitting monarch may appoint members of the kingdom to advise him on foreign policy as they see fit.
-The monarch has to sign all acts for them to become law. This can be overwritten by a 2/3 vote in both the House of Representatives and House of Lords. The monarch may also reject parts of the bill and sign the rest into law. Again this can be changed by a 2/3 vote by both houses.
-The Monarch can only Dissolved the current government when if fails in its stated duties or when an election is to be held.
-Monarchs much resign any party membership before being taking the oath of office as the monarch of the Kingdom of the United States.

Legislature Branch
-The Legislature Branch is made up of two houses, Representatives and Lords.
-The House of Representatives stands for elections every four years. The party with the majority forms the ruling government. If no majority is reach a coalition government can be formed. If a coalition government is unable to be reached a minority government may be formed.
-The Prime Minister can Dissolved the government and call a snap election as they see fit.
-Elections will only last 8 weeks for the house of representatives from the date of the dissolved of the last government.
-They have all the powers stated in Article One Section Eight of OTL, plus they are tasked with running a national bank and giving a yearly budget.
-The House of the Lords can be either elected or can be appointment for great services to the Kingdom.
-Elected members of the House of Lords serve for eight years. There are one for every state in the elected members.
-The appointed members of the House of Lords are known as voting peer. On the death of the rank of nobility passes to the first born child of the voting peer. However the child is a non-voting peer and doesn't have a vote in the House of Lords unless elected on their own.
-Basically they till with internal issues where the monarch deals with foreign but there is enough checks and balances to make sure one doesn't screw the other.

Judiciary
Largely the same as OTL.

Noble Rank
-Nobility is divided into two groups. Voting and Non-Voting Peers.
-Inherited peers will always being non-voting peers. However if they perform service to the kingdom that is warranted they can be made a voting peer.
-Anyone can be made a member of the nobility of the Kingdom of the United States for great service to the Kingdom. They can either be made a voting or non-voting peer depending on the service they had performed.
-Noble Rank may be stripped away in impeachment for High crimes and misdemeanours against the Kingdom.
-Both the monarch and sitting prime minister can named people to nobility. However they have to go through the House of Lords to be confirmed. A simple majority is needed for this. The House of Lords just votes on if this person is worth the title they had been put up. They are unable to change title or voting or non-voting peer part.

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