Examples Of Divided Governments

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A divided government is a situation in which one party controls the executive branch while another party controls Congress (in general, when separate branches are controlled by different parties). For example, take the executive and legislative branch. Both branches work together, but due to the two different parties, nothing will get done because of their different beliefs. Both parties’ strong ideas gets in the way of anything being done. The trust and confidence in the government declines because people are resentful since nothing is moving forward. For example, if the Republican party controls the houses in Congress and decides they want to sign a new law, the Democratic party, who controls the executive branch, might not sign the