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Book SynopsisThe Clinton scandal consumed the better part of a year of American public life, bitterly dividing the nation and culminating in a constitutional crisis. In this book, thoughtful, nonpartisan essays provide an insightful and lasting analysis of one of the major political events of our time.
Here leading scholars explore the long-reaching constitutional and political implications of the scandal: how it will affect the presidency, the law, and the political process. A first group of chapters considers effects of the scandal on institutions: the presidency, Congress, the courts, the independent counsel statute, executive privilege, and the impeachment process itself. A second section addresses political factors: public opinion, the media, and presidential character and personality. A concluding essay broadly examines the implications of the scandal for governance.
These far-reaching essays address such issues as risks posed to Congressional political careers, the prospect
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It is easy to moralize and sensationalize when speaking of the scandal. It is far more difficult to step back and, with fairness and detachment, chronicle what it reveals about American politics and political institutions. The contributions in this volume suceed admirably. American Political Science Review
Table of Contents
Introduction The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of ScandalMark J. Rozell and Clyde Wilcox Institutional Perspectives The Presidency: The Clinton Crisis and Its ConsequencesRobert J. SpitzerThe Congress: The Politics of ImpeachmentThomas A. KazeeThe Courts: The Perils fo PaulaKaren O'Connor and John R. HermannThe Independent Counsel StatuteLouis FisherExecutive Privilege in the Clinton ScandalMark J. Rozell"Below the Law"?David A. Yalof and Joel B. GrossmanScandal Time: The Clinton Impeachment and the Distraction fo American PoliticsPaul J. QuirkThe Impeachment and Acquittal of William Jefferson ClintonMichael J. Gerhardt Political Perspectives Public Opinion: The Paradoxes of Clinton's PopularityMolly W. Andolina and Clyde WilcoxThe Media: The New Media and the Lure of the Clinton ScandalJohn Anthony MaltesePresidential Personality: The Clinton LegacyStephen J. WaynePresidential Character: Multidimensional or Seamless?James P. Pfiffner ContributorsIndex
