Republicans are the opposition party. Well, not really, they actually control both the Executive and Legislative Branches of the federal government but they still think and act that way. Beginning in the 72nd Congress (1931), Republicans were the majority party in the House of Representatives only two times (totaling 4 years) prior to the 1994 election, following the elections of 1946 and 1952. Since 1994, Republicans have held the House majority for all but four of the las