The American Parliamentary Series

Background
The American Parliament Series is a series that follows a hypothetical history where the United States uses a parliamentary system with a Prime Minister instead of their modern day presidential system. The elections start in 1788, and will go on into the modern day. Election candidates and political parties will also be changed to resemble more of a parliamentary system, and to also create a slightly less depressing America.

Parliamentary System
The Canadian Parliamentary system is the one that this parliamentary system will be based on, although slightly different. Each party will nominate their own leader in the party, who would become Prime Minister if their party won the most number of seats. Should a party leader resign, a new leader must be nominated before the next election. The Leader may choose to serve until a new leader is nominated or appoint an interim leader to serve until a new leader is nominated.

Elections are held every four years or less, and is called by the Prime Minister. Should a Prime Minister resign, a new election must be called within a year of his resignation. Should a party win a majority of the seats in parliament, they will have a majority government. If they only win a plurality, they will have a minority government. The party with the second most seats in parliament will become the official opposition party, with their leader becoming the leader of the opposition.

Members of Parliament are elected in specifically drawn districts from different States. These districts are named after the counties/cities they live in and will be redrawn every decade.