Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1538100983 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jordan Tama is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University, Research Fellow at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, and Co-Director of the Bridging the Gap Project. . Thurber is University Distinguished Professor of Government and Founder (1979) and Former
Thurber, and James A. Kriner, John Anthony Maltese, James P. Underscoring the book’s theme that the executive and legislature regularly compete and clash—even when controlled by the same party—already tensions are emerging between President Trump and the Republican congressional majority around the Affordable Care Act, infrastructure spending, trade agreements, relations with Russia, and immigration and refugee policy.Now in its sixth edition, Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations brings together the knowledge of leading scholars and scholar-practitioners alike to explain the complex political dynamic between the president and Congress in new chapters. Intended for students, scholars, public officials, and the general public, Rivals for Power offers an accessible and engaging analysis of executive and legislative rivalry across a span of eras, with particular attention to developments under recent presidents, including Trump and Obama. Contributors analyze the structural, political, and behavioral factors that shape this relationship, while showing how and why rivalry has tended to intensify when different parties control the two branches. Thurber.. Despite the fact that Republicans control two of the three branches of government following the election of Donald Trump, the relationship between the president and Capitol Hill continues to be strained. Jones, Douglas L. Pfiffner, Jordan Tama, Claudia H. Contributors include
(John R. Offering perspectives on the presidential-congressional relationship across a range of important dimensions, Rivals for Power is comprehensive in covering key topicsAcross the board, the authors have the depth of experience and perspective needed to illuminate their topics in an accessible and insightful way. Lee, professor of government and politics, University of Maryland)Rivals for Power fills a gaping hole in the analyses of how presidents and Congress do, and should, get along with each other. The stakes are high, the issues are deep, and the essays in this excellent volume are enlightening. (Frances E. Johannes, professor of political science, Villanova University)Never has this book been more necessary. (John J. Pitney, professor of government, Claremont McKenna College