DIVIDED GOVERNMENT By Isabella Leung

Congress and presidency is controlled by different parties What is it? Congress and presidency is controlled by different parties

FOR EXAMPLE… In Bush’s administration from 2007 – 2009, divided govt. occurred when the democrats controlled both house and senate

PROS "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition." James Madison "Divided we stand, united we fall." Thomas Jefferson

Creates gridlock effect (control government spending) Parties become watchdogs of each other Curbs corruption and selfish ambitions More ideas, and since it needs bipartisan support, reforms are more effective and lasting

CONS Ineffective ( no common ground, therefore, no progress) Many successful presidential terms were one-party rule (George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt) Corruption is just as likely in a divided government