Explain what bipartisanship is and note some benefits of this approach.

Bipartisanship occurs when officials from the two major parties work together to solve a problem, often in the interest of the people of the country. In a partisan institution such as Congress, progress necessarily requires the ability to compromise and work with representatives from the other party. The Bipartisanship Policy Center cites the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention, Lincoln’s "Team of Rivals," and the 2002 McCain-Feingold Act as examples of bipartisanship at work.