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CLEP US Government

Category - Parties

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What is divided government?
  1. Another name for separation of powers
  2. Another name for federalism.
  3. When the executive branch is controlled by one political party and at least one house of the legislature is controlled by another party.
  4. The result of recent ideological battles over taxation.
  5. When Cabinet members actively seek to undermine or take authority away from each other.
Explanation
Answer: C - Divided government occurs when the president is a member of one party but the other party controls either the House of Representatives or the Senate. Since the 1950s, the US has had a divided government a little over half the time. Although approximately the same amount of legislation gets passed during divided government, significantly less important legislation is passed.
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