I'm not sure if there's a definitive cause, I'm more describing the overall effect. If you read the source: https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/ htt

I'm not sure if there's a definitive cause, I'm more describing the overall effect. If you read the source: https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/ https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/ On the "legislative" side: > All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. > Congress shall have Power To ... declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; Meanwhile on the "executive" side: > He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; To me, this is pretty clear, at least about things like war and treaties and land acquisition. But it's easy to come up with a ton of examples from all parties that seem to violate these very basic rules. What I would read as very fundamental "violations" of the document are often upheld by courts as being in agreement with it. So, to answer your question, yes, they just sit back and chill with a 76% disapproval rating, but it took 119 congresses to get there. https://news.gallup.com/poll/1600/congress-public.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/1600/congress-public.aspx