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> all three branches of government. … You know, the House, the Senate and the executive While it's objectively the case that this is not accurate, control of t
by nwiswell 4y ago
> all three branches of government. … You know, the House, the Senate and the executive
While it's objectively the case that this is not accurate, control of those three is commonly called a "trifecta" by pundits and political operatives, so that's probably the source of the confusion.
- Cupertino95014 4y agoNo, I don't think so. "Trifecta" is a fairly recent term for that. Knowing that the judiciary is set up to be independent is pretty critical.
- nwiswell 4y agoDefine "recent"? This 2007 article uses the term: https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/2664-wall-street-readies-for-shifting-d-c-landscape-amid-murmurs-of-tax-hikes/ https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/2664-wall-street-rea... My point is that this could easily be a slip of the tongue, the kind of mistake that I could see myself making when speaking extemporaneously. But making that mistake would not mean that I didn't understand the difference between the three branches of government and the three distinct "federal electoral prizes", so to speak. Knowing that we're talking about Tommy Tuberville, I'm obviously less inclined to offer him the benefit of the doubt, but we are still jumping to conclusions.
- Cupertino95014 4y ago2007 is definitely "recent" when we're talking about the Constitution. I think you'd find that shocking percentages of Americans don't understand any basic information. Probably not even who's the Vice President, or who's next in line of succession after the VP.
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