Coalition government

In the United States, political parties have formed legislative coalitions in the past in order to push forward specific policies or legislation in the [[United States Congress]].<ref name=willdowns/> In [[34th United States Congress|1855]], a coalition was formed between members of the [[Know Nothing|American Party]], [[Opposition Party (Northern U.S.)|Opposition Party]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] to elect [[Nathaniel P. Banks]] [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|speaker of the House]].<ref name="LSQ2000">{{Cite journal |last1=Jenkins |first1=Jeffery A. |last2=Nokken |first2=Timothy P. |date=February 2000 |title=The Institutional Origins of the Republican Party: Spatial Voting and the House Speakership Election of 1855–56 |url=https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.usc.edu/dist/2/77/files/2018/01/LSQ2000-2mtuewd.pdf |journal=Legislative Studies Quarterly |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=114, 128–130 |jstor=440395 |access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> The most recent legislative coalition took place in [[65th United States Congress|1917]], a coalition was formed between members of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912–1920)|Progressive Party]] and [[Socialist Party of America]] to elect [[Champ Clark]] as the [[speaker of the United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{harvnb|GPO|loc=[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1917-pt1-v55/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1917-pt1-v55-11-2.pdf 55 ''Cong. Rec.'' 106–108 (1917)]}}.</ref>

In the United States, political parties have formed legislative coalitions in the past in order to push forward specific policies or legislation in the [[United States Congress]].<ref name=willdowns/> In [[34th United States Congress|1855]], a coalition was formed between members of the [[Know Nothing|American Party]], [[Opposition Party (Northern U.S.)|Opposition Party]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] to elect [[Nathaniel P. Banks]] [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|speaker of the House]].<ref name="LSQ2000">{{Cite journal |last1=Jenkins |first1=Jeffery A. |last2=Nokken |first2=Timothy P. |date=February 2000 |title=The Institutional Origins of the Republican Party: Spatial Voting and the House Speakership Election of 1855–56 |url=https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.usc.edu/dist/2/77/files/2018/01/LSQ2000-2mtuewd.pdf |journal=Legislative Studies Quarterly |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=114, 128–130 |jstor=440395 |access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> The most recent legislative coalition took place in [[65th United States Congress|1917]], a coalition was formed between members of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912–1920)|Progressive Party]] and [[Socialist Party of America]] to elect [[Champ Clark]] as the [[speaker of the United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{harvnb|GPO|loc=[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1917-pt1-v55/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1917-pt1-v55-11-2.pdf 55 ''Cong. Rec.'' 106–108 (1917)]}}.</ref>

More recently, during the [[118th Congress]], an informal [[U.S. House legislative coalition|legislative coalition]] formed between Democrats and mainline Republicans to pass critical legislation opposed by the [[Freedom Caucus]], an extreme right-wing faction controlling a minority of seats in the Republican Conference.

More recently, during the [[118th Congress]], an informal legislative coalition formed between Democrats and mainline Republicans to pass critical legislation opposed by the [[Freedom Caucus]], an extreme right-wing faction controlling a minority of seats in the Republican Conference.

A coalition government, in which "power-sharing" of executive offices is performed, has not occurred in the United States.<ref name=willdowns/><ref name=marktush>{{cite journal|title=Why Are There No Coalition Governments in the United States: A Speculative Essay|journal=Boston University Law Review|volume=94|year=2014|page=964|last=Tushnet|first=Mark}}</ref> The norms that allow coalition governments to form and persist do not exist in the United States.<ref name=marktush/>

A coalition government, in which "power-sharing" of executive offices is performed, has not occurred in the United States.<ref name=willdowns/><ref name=marktush>{{cite journal|title=Why Are There No Coalition Governments in the United States: A Speculative Essay|journal=Boston University Law Review|volume=94|year=2014|page=964|last=Tushnet|first=Mark}}</ref> The norms that allow coalition governments to form and persist do not exist in the United States.<ref name=marktush/>