LEADER 04344nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910819616303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-13481-0 010 $a9786613134813 010 $a1-4008-4083-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400840830 035 $a(CKB)2670000000095430 035 $a(EBL)714070 035 $a(OCoLC)733057499 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000526554 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11913840 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526554 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10520728 035 $a(PQKB)10549786 035 $a(DE-B1597)453594 035 $a(OCoLC)979742226 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400840830 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC714070 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000095430 100 $a20070328d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhile dangers gather $econgressional checks on presidential war powers /$fWilliam G. Howell and Jon C. Pevehouse 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (360 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-691-13462-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [307]-322) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tFigures --$tTables --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tPart One. Background and Theory --$tChapter 1. Possibilities of Congressional Influence --$tChapter 2. Conditions that Abet Congressional Influence --$tPart Two. Testing Claims about Congressional Influence --$tChapter 3. Trends in Military Deployments --$tChapter 4. Responding to "Opportunities" to Use Military Force (with Douglas L. Kriner) --$tChapter 5. Studies in Domestic Politics and the Use of Force --$tPart Three. One Causal Pathway --$tChapter 6. Congress and the Media (with Douglas L. Kriner) --$tChapter 7. The Media and Public Opinion --$tChapter 8. Conclusion --$tAppendix A. Tables Relating to Chapter 3 --$tAppendix B. Text and Tables Relating to Chapter 4 --$tAppendix C. Table Relating to Chapter 6 --$tAppendix D. Table Relating to Chapter 7 --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aNearly five hundred times in the past century, American presidents have deployed the nation's military abroad, on missions ranging from embassy evacuations to full-scale wars. The question of whether Congress has effectively limited the president's power to do so has generally met with a resounding "no." In While Dangers Gather, William Howell and Jon Pevehouse reach a very different conclusion. The authors--one an American politics scholar, the other an international relations scholar--provide the most comprehensive and compelling evidence to date on Congress's influence on presidential war powers. Their findings have profound implications for contemporary debates about war, presidential power, and Congress's constitutional obligations. While devoting special attention to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, this book systematically analyzes the last half-century of U.S. military policy. Among its conclusions: Presidents are systematically less likely to exercise military force when their partisan opponents retain control of Congress. The partisan composition of Congress, however, matters most for proposed deployments that are larger in size and directed at less strategically important locales. Moreover, congressional influence is often achieved not through bold legislative action but through public posturing--engaging the media, raising public concerns, and stirring domestic and international doubt about the United States' resolve to see a fight through to the end. 606 $aExecutive power$zUnited States 606 $aLegislative power$zUnited States 606 $aTerrorism$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aWar and emergency powers$zUnited States 615 0$aExecutive power 615 0$aLegislative power 615 0$aTerrorism$xGovernment policy 615 0$aWar and emergency powers 676 $a328.7307456 700 $aHowell$b William G$0868008 701 $aPevehouse$b Jon C$0573710 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819616303321 996 $aWhile dangers gather$94195815 997 $aUNINA