Congress had a majority from 1994 until 2006.

Congress had a Republican majority from 1994 until 2006.

The Republican Party (also known as the GOP, or "Grand Old Party") is one of the two major political parties in the United States. It is named after republicanism, one of the major ideologies of the American Revolution. The Republicans largely dominated politics nationally and in Norther states between 1860 and 1932. They also had a majority in the Congress from 1994 until 2006. The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, belongs to the Republican Party.

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.