num_pages: 240
description: In this prize-winning book, which analyzes data from a 44-year period, Mayhew refutes the commonly held myth that the American national government functions effectively only when one political party controls the presidency and Congress. This edition has a new epilogue covering 1991-1992.
language: English
title: Divided We Govern: Party Control, Lawmaking, and Investigations, 1946-1990
titlecomplete: Divided We Govern: Party Control, Lawmaking, and Investigations, 1946-1990
genres: American, Politics, Political Science
ratings_count: 50
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: APSA Richard E. Neustadt Award
publisher: Yale University Press