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Cognitive Madisonianism is the idea thatdivided government is better than one in which a singleparty controls both theexecutive andlegislative branches.^[1] A relatively large percentage of thepopulace of theUnited States [over 20%] supposedly voted asplit ticket because of this belief between 1992 and 1996, according to "Split-Ticket Voting: The Effects of Cognitive Madisonianism" by Lewis-Beck and Nadeau.^[1]

In the US, Cognitive Madisonianism is in keeping withArticle One of the United States Constitution, and the principle ofseparation of powers under the United States Constitution. It comes about from the belief thatJames Madison, and the otherFounding Fathers of the United States, intended power within the institutions of government (executive,legislature andjudiciary) to be separate and act aschecks and balances against each other. Voters might vote in this way because they do not want any of the above institutions to exercise too much power individually, as this might lead to tyranny. Voting due to Cognitive Madisonianism has the potential to create a weak government and negatively impact the administration of the country, because it creates split ticket voting, which in turn can createlegislative gridlock.

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