Congress, The President, And Public Policy - 9780367006853

Taylor & Francis

The argument of this book is that the current relationship between the president and the Congress has adversely affected the capacity of the U.S. political system to produce good public policy. >  This book looks at the relationship between Congress and the president and how this interaction shapes public policy. The relationship between the president and the Congress has been under discussion as long as the U.S. Constitution has existed. It has been a discussion in which presidents, congressional leaders, Supreme Court justices, scholars > Preface -- Political Institutions and Public Policy -- The U.S. Constitutional Framework -- The Transformed Presidency and the Evolved Congress -- The Machinery of Presidential Domination -- The Failure of Presidential Domination: Stalemate and Bad Public Policy -- Living with Stalemate -- Beyond Stalemate