Sentence examples for split legislative from inspiring English sources

Still, after two years of split legislative control during which Mr Hickenlooper could burnish his reputation as a consensus-seeking moderate, this year he has seen his approval ratings plummet among independents and Republicans.

We will rely on aggressive oversight that highlights the law's massive flaws and smart, targeted strikes that split the legislative coalition the president has relied upon to force his health care law on the American people.

Wales and Northern Ireland have separate legislative assemblies.

Where legislative primaries split along the same lines as the governor's race, Mr. Schundler's coattails were limited.

The maneuvering shows the difficulty of governing in a state where legislative power is split between Republicans and Democrats who represent different regions of the state.

In 2011, Republicans had the advantage, as Democrats had no legislative mechanism to split apart the tax cuts for the wealthy from those for the middle class.

All they have to do is split the difference in time-honored legislative style.

He won almost half as many votes again as his supporters who are split between several parties gained in a legislative election in March.

Carrying out those "auxiliary precautions" -- the obligation of government to control itself, and to protect ourselves from the lesser angels of our own nature -- was why the Founders split power between the executive and legislative branches.

They may be joined by Labour MPs, who also have a political incentive to split the coalition by dragging out the legislative process.

Although the city's centrist mayor, Ed Lee, generally supported tech companies, the legislative branch (the Board of Supervisors) was split.