In a two-party system (such as in the United States), bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a political body in which both of the major political parties are in agreement. A two-party system is a form of Party system where two major Political parties dominate voting in nearly all Elections at every The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other uses see Bill. A bill is a proposed new law introduced within a Legislature that has not been ratified, adopted This article concerns the legal meaning of the term resolution. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral Often, compromises are called bipartisan if they reconcile the desires of both parties from an original version of legislation or other proposal. In Arguments compromise is a concept of finding Agreement through Communication, through a mutual Acceptance of terms—often involving variations Legislation (or " Statutory law " is law which has been promulgated (or " Enacted quot by a Legislature or other Governing Failure to attain bipartisan support in such a system can easily lead to gridlock, often angering each other and their constituencies. Failure ( fail, phail or flop) in general refers to the state or Condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective In politics gridlock refers to difficulty of passing party agenda items in a Legislature that is close to being evenly divided Anger is an emotional state that may range from minor irritation to intense rage A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty

Bipartisanship can also be between two opposite groups (e. g. liberal and conservative) to agree and determine a plan of action on an urgent matter that is of great importance to their voters.

See also

• bilateral

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