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Rivals for power : presidential-congressional relations /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Thurber, James A., 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : CQ Press, [1996]
Subjects:
Presidents > United States.
United States. > Congress.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to presidential-congressional rivalry / James A. Thurber
  • The presidency and congressional time / Roger H. Davidson
  • The new era of congressional policy making / Walter J. Oleszek
  • Presidential leadership with Congress : change, coalitions, and crisis / Lester G. Seligman and Cary R. Covington
  • One vote at a time : building presidential coalitions in Congress / Leroy N. Rieselbach
  • An overview of the empirical findings on presidential-congressional relations / Jon R. Bond, Richard Fleisher, and Glen S. Krutz
  • Congressional support for presidential action / Scott R. Furlong
  • Congress, the President, and automatic government : the case of military base closures / Christopher J. Deering
  • President Clinton and the 103d Congress : winning battles and losing wars / James P. Pfiffner
  • Congressional-presidential battles to balance the budget / James A. Thurber
  • President Clinton as commander in chief / Louis Fisher
  • Congress within the U.S. presidential system / Michael L. Mezey.