Divided government refers to
A) control of one house of Congress by one party and the other house by another party.
B) partisan-induced gridlock.
C) when the party and national constituencies of the country's leadership do not agree.
D) when the presidency is controlled by one party and Congress is controlled by another.
E) when state governments clash with the national government.
D
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