What Is One Example of the Harmful Effect Partisan Gridlock

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is one example of the harmful effect partisan gridlock has on the American democracy?

• A) the failure to pass of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
• B) the government shutdown from December 2018 through January 2019
• C) the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in 2018
• D) the 2018 midterm election results, which led to a divided government

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