Yes Q. Thanks for that little erudite interruption to the ongoing fray.
I think Brits and many others find our Executive/Legislative/Judicial seperation confusing, particularly the idea that independently elected legislature members may be in a majority against the executive. The idea of off-setting checks and balances is an attempt to eliminate a single overriding entity, and primarily a dominating executive branch. Despite the dangers of political enemies sabotaging each other to the point of stalemate, much has often been accomplished through compromise in this situation. Clinton's second term was a notable example of this, as was Harry Truman's.
We can only hope that a sense of shared responsibility will put a thaw on the rabid polarization that now characterizes political opposition in Congress and in our country in general.