Yes. To get anything done there has to be a meeting of minds.
The word gridlock is a noun. A gridlock is interlocking congested traffic.
Congressional gridlock: (Legislative processing) Gridlock occurs when one, or both, political factions (Parties) choose to not negotiate (in good faith) for the best outcome/solution possible for ALL Americans.
citizens' vetoes
It would lead to gridlock in enforcement of different government policies, which would cause total collapse of the government. Explanation: ... One major effect of this is that it can easily lead to legislative gridlock.
Gridlock - novel - was created in 1991.
President Cleveland cast 414 vetoes in his two terms. 304 were regular vetoes and 110 were pocket vetoes, made when Congress was not in session. Only two of his vetoes were overridden.
Filibusters.
cloture
prevent filibusters
riders: bill amendments filibusters: attempts to stop legislation review and vote
When one party in the US Senate filibusters a bill, it takes 60 votes to end the debate. Long, sometimes irrelevant speeches are a common feature during filibusters.
In a dictatorship, only one person's opinion matters. In a democracy, multiple people's opinions matter. As a result, you are more likely to have disagreement in a democracy than a dictatorship. This disagreement is usually termed as "gridlock" by those who are annoyed by it.