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divided government  

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  • Divided government exists when one political party controls the executive and the opposition party controls one or both houses of the legislature, which can occur at both the state and national levels. The existence of divided party control of government institutions is a phenomenon that captured the attention of academics, the media, and average citizens in the 1990s. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Divided Government]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JZB54CQP-Q

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