A. The Democrats have controlled the House of Representatives majority of the years since 1900. There have been about 35/60 times in the chart where the Democrats have controlled the House of Representatives. The Democrats have also controlled the Senate for the most since 1900. The Senate has been controlled by Democrats around 34/60 according to the chart. There have been 31 Republican presidents, and 28 democratic presidents since the 1900s. The Republicans have controlled the majority of the presidency.
B. The presidency and congress have more often than not been controlled by different parties. This can make passing laws more difficult and can result in many vetoes, and filibusters. Though it does not make it impossible because of the separation of powers.
C. The separation of powers allows for congress to pass bills even if the president vetoes them. The separation of powers allows for the roles of each branch to stay the same. It also allows for each branch to do their job even if they aren’t affiliated with the same party.
