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The presidency, Congress, and divided government : a postwar assessment / Richard S. Conley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conley, Richard Steven.
- Series:
- Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 12.
- Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; no. 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties--United States.
- Political parties.
- Divided government--United States.
- Divided government.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Can presidents hope to be effective in policy making when Congress is ruled by the other party? Conley argues that the conditions of "divided government" have changed in recent years, and he applies a rigorous methodology to examine the success of presidential initiatives, the strategies presidents use in working with the legislature, and the use of veto power. "Although split-party control has not produced policy deadlock or gridlock, neither has its impact on presidential leadership and the retention of congressional prerogatives been adequately explored and analyzed."-Lou Fisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- IntroductionParty Control and Presidential Leveragein Political Time
- 1 The Legislative Presidency andEras of CongressA Longitudinal Analysis
- 2 Truman, Eisenhower, and Divided Government
- 3 Nixon and Divided Government
- 4 Reagan and Divided Government
- 5 Bush, Clinton, and Divided Government
- 6 Kennedy, Johnson,and Unified Governmentat the Crossroads of Eras
- 7 Carter, Clinton,and Unified Governmentin the Postreform/Party-Unity Era
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix A Mayhew's SignificantDomestic Laws
- Appendix B Modeling CongressionalSupport for the President
- Appendix C Presidential Position Votes,80th House
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-273) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-05358-0
- 1-60344-681-8
- 1-58544-981-4
- OCLC:
- 606929870
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