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AP US Government
Unit 2 – Branches of Government
Topic 2.1
How do policy outcomes differ when Congress faces divided government versus unified government?
Divided governments pass more legislation than unified governments due to competition between parties.
Policy-making tends to be slower and more contentious under divided government compared to unified government.
Unified governments are less productive because there's no opposition pressure for action.
There isn't any difference in policy outcomes between divided and unified governments.
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