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Book SynopsisSince the early 1960s, scholarly thinking on the power of US presidents has rested on these words: "Presidential power is the power to persuade." Power, in this formulation, is strictly about bargaining and convincing other political actors to do things the president cannot accomplish alone. This work argues otherwise.
Trade ReviewWinner of the 2015 Legacy Award, Presidents and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2004 "This must read shows the civics text version of the US system turned upside down."--Choice
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Figures, pg. ix*List of Tables, pg. xi*Preface, pg. xiii*1. Presidential Power in the Modern Era, pg. 1*2. A Formal Representation of Unilateral Action, pg. 24*3. Bridge Building, pg. 55*4. Theory Testing, pg. 76*5. Congressional Constraints on Presidential Power, pg. 101*6. The Institutional Foundations of Judicial Deference, pg. 136*7. Conclusion, pg. 175*Appendix 1. Coding of Executive Orders, pg. 189*Appendix 2. Proofs of Propositions in the Unilateral Politics Model, pg. 192*Appendix 3. Identifying Congressional Challenges to Executive Orders, pg. 196*Appendix 4. Federal Court Challenges to Executive Orders, pg. 198*Notes, pg. 203*Bibliography, pg. 219*Index, pg. 231
