Congress and the Presidency: Institutional Politics in a Separated System

ISBN-10: 0719038839
ISBN-13: 9780719038839
Series: Congress and the Presidency
Pages: 432
Language: English
Published: 1996
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Authors: Michael Foley, John E. Owens

Description

Adopting a distinctly institutional focus, Congress and the Presidency explains the nature of these changes and examines their consequences for the contemporary American political system. Foley and Owens direct attention to both bodies as co-equal institutions in a separated system. They examine both the historical development of the Congress and the presidency as separate institutions of American national government, as well as the changing relations between them. Taking into account important developments since the Republicans won control of Congress in 1994 and the advent of Newt Gingrich's 'Contract with America', the authors consider how the organisational designs of these representative and governing institutions have changed over time in response to internal pressures and external factors. The book locates the two institutions within the policymaking process and studies the varied and complex implications of 'the politics of separated powers'.