Presidency, Congress, and Divided Government
ISBN: 9781603446815
Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / Texas A&M University Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters
Subjects: Divided government; Political parties;

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.


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