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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815458803321

Autore

Conley Richard Steven

Titolo

The presidency, Congress, and divided government : a postwar assessment / / Richard S. Conley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-299-05358-0

1-60344-681-8

1-58544-981-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies ; ; no. 12

Disciplina

973.92

Soggetti

Political parties - United States

Divided government - United States

United States Politics and government 1945-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-273) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.