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Government ~~"jargon"~~ of the ~~day~~: "~~divided~~ government," ~~which means control of part of~~ the ~~legislative and~~ executive ~~branches by one~~ political~~, and control of some parts~~ of the legislative ~~and executive branches by~~ the ~~other political party~~.

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Last class we focused on the Executive branch of government, discussing the presidential election. This week we discuss the branch that the Founders thought would be more important: the Legislative branch, which primarily consists of Congress.

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"Divided government" refers to when one political party controls the executive branch, but a different political party controls part of the legislative branch. Sometimes this can be healthy because it compels politicians to work harder at serving the public.

== Congress ==

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