Separate but equal branches : Congress and the presidency

Author(s)

• Jones, Charles O.

Bibliographic Information

Separate but equal branches : Congress and the presidency

Charles O. Jones

Chatham House Publishers, c1999

2nd. ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A careful evaluation of the nature and effects of the separation of the executive and legislative branches, Charles O. Jones treats specific developments in presidential-congressional relations by analyzing the experiences and styles of Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Bill Clinton.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 The separated system: the constitutional balance
• presidential government and the separation of powers
• the presidency in contemporary politics
• the diffusion of responsibility - an alternative perspective
• presidents and agendas. Part 2 Presidents working with Congresses: the pendulum of power
• presidential negotiating styles with Congress
• Carter and Congress
• Reagan and Congress
• Bush and Congress
• Clinton and Congress.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA49968965
• ISBN:
  • 1889119156
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 292 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JK305
  • DC20 : 320.473
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Separation of powers -- United States
  • LCSH : Presidents -- United States
  • LCSH : United States. Congress
  • LCSH : United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
  • LCSH : United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-