* A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets. * A complete lack of movement or progress resulting in a backup or stagnation For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
Congressional gridlock refers to legislative debates and procedures that have come to irreconcilable impasse. In other words the issue at the moment is beyond compromise amicable to the involved parties. Political gridlock can come from filibusters, procedural obstructionism and deliberated failure to confirm nominees.
The design of the both houses of the American legislature, that is the Congress and Senate are mechanisms to prevent mob rule or tyranny of the majority. A dominant party may seek to impose its majority votes to force legislation counter to the will of other parties. Party discipline can prevent compromise causing political stalemates/gridlock. Similarly party discipline can compel its members to agree upon and seek bipartisan solutions.
Elite theory
It is the Congress. The congress is divided into two sections, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.
The Congress.
possessive form of the word Congress: Congress'
Partisan political differences
It's not useless. There is just a great deal of gridlock.
You are seeing it in the Congress of the United States. Nasty wrangling and gridlock, far from the national interest.
Congress has become more evenly split between republicans and democrats.
The word gridlock is a noun. A gridlock is interlocking congested traffic.
Gridlock - novel - was created in 1991.
THe major internal threats are gridlock due to a divided Congress such as the 2001-203
The avenue's traffic gridlock made it more of a parking lot.
The remedy for congressional gridlock is bipartisanism. The reason there is gridlock is because both political parties refuse to budge from their ideas instead of finding common ground.
Gridlock - 1980 TV is rated/received certificates of: Iceland:L
Yes he did. It is a myth that he never sent a budget. But actually, presidents are not the deciders when it comes to the budget: budgets are generated by congress. Presidents will send their spending priorities and what they would like to see allocated; the congress then creates a budget. Due to congressional gridlock, this has been a very difficult and contentious process.
Policy gridlock is when no coalition is strong enough to form and hold a majority. Due to not holding a majority, policy cannot be established. Nothing gets done. Policy gridlock can occur when one party doesn't hold a significant majority of seats in congress.