When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
The majority party controls the standing committees in each house of congress. The U.S. Congress includes the United States House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate.
Wayne Rooney
Their are two major political parties in all the different levels of government. The first is the Democratic Party, which currently is in control of the White House and the Senate. The other party is the Republican Party which controls the House of Representatives.
The Republicans are the majority party in the House of Representatives. The Democrats are the majority party in the Senate.
When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
Democrats
The Texas House and the Texas Senate are currently controlled by Republicans. (March 2011)
Because it is inportent
The agenda for Senate sessions is controlled by the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the house is currently John Boehner.
Both the Washington State Senate and House have a Democratic majority.
the Democrats control the Senate in 2011
democrats
The House majority is the Republican party, but the Senate it is the Democratic party.
The majority party controls the standing committees in each house of congress. The U.S. Congress includes the United States House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate.
Republican