| Description |
xiv, 323 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the roots of divided democracy / James A. Thurber -- Congress within the U.S. presidential system / Michael L. Mezey -- Divided government and the problem of governance / James P. Pfiffner -- The presidency and three eras of the modern Congress / Roger H. Davidson -- The context of Congressional policy making / Walter J. Oleszek -- The legislature, the executive, and public policy : the futile quest for Congressional power / Michael L. Mezey -- Legislators, regulators, and the OMB : the Congressional challenge to presidential regulatory relief / Christopher H. Foreman, Jr. -- The impact of budget reform on presidential and Congressional governance / James A. Thurber -- Congress, the President, and war powers : the perennial debate / Christopher J. Deering -- War powers : the need for collective judgment / Louis Fisher -- Congress and Nicaragua : the limits of alternative policy making / Philip Brenner and William M. LeoGrande -- Congress and the removal power / Louis Fisher -- Congress, the presidency, and the American experience : a transformational perspective / Lawrence C. Dodd. |
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Executive power -- United States.
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United States. Congress -- Powers and duties.
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Legislative power -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Separation of powers -- United States.
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Democracy.
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| Added Author |
Thurber, James A., 1943-
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| ISBN |
0871875829 (pbk.) : 18.95 (est.) |
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9780871875822 (pbk.) |
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