This balanced readable analysis of how the two major branches of government work together to make public policy includes 16 case studies and reflects on changes since the 9/11 attacks.
The authors of this text, one a presidential scholar and the other a congressional scholar, view the two branches as coequals in policymaking. They take a “shared governance” approach and provide a policy focus, looking not only at the policy process but also evaluating policy results in the areas of foreign policy, civil rights, economic and budget policy, and social welfare. It is organized around an original framework that identifies four patterns of policymaking: presidential leadership, congressional leadership, consensus/cooperation, and deadlock/extraordinary resolution. A separate case study illustrates each of the four patterns in each of the four policy areas, serving as an integral part of the text to enhance the student's understanding. The four patterns of policymaking and the case studies comprise an effective tool for helping students understand the increasingly complex relations between Congress and the President. Two new case studies look at the Bush tax cut and the Anti-terrorist (Patriot) Act.

President and Congress, The: Collaboration and Combat in National Policymaking

Politics & Social Sciences

Shull, Steven A.

LeLoup, Lance T.

Politics & Government

Allyn&Bacon

An emphasis on political economy is retained and the unifying theme of governing ability is strengthened in the third edition. Theres more emphasis on the growing gap between getting elected and governing and how the nations future is affected. Expanded coverage of democracy, the policy process, and the consequences of recent international events.

Politics in America: The ability to govern

West Pub. Co.

An emphasis on political economy is retained and the unifying theme of governing ability is strengthened in the third edition. Theres more emphasis on the growing gap between getting elected and governing and how the nations future is affected. Expanded coverage of democracy, the policy process, and the consequences of recent international events.

Politics in America: The Ability to Govern

West Group

Instructor's Manual to Accompany Politics in America: The Ability to Govern

Schwab, Eleanor A.

West Publishing, Co.

This balanced readable analysis of how the two major branches of government work together to make public policy includes 16 case studies and reflects on changes since the 9/11 attacks. The authors of this text, one a presidential scholar and the other a congressional scholar, view the two branches as coequals in policymaking. They take a “shared governance” approach and provide a policy focus, looking not only at the policy process but also evaluating policy results in the areas of foreign policy, civil rights, economic and budget policy, and social welfare. It is organized around an original framework that identifies four patterns of policymaking: presidential leadership, congressional leadership, consensus/cooperation, and deadlock/extraordinary resolution. A separate case study illustrates each of the four patterns in each of the four policy areas, serving as an integral part of the text to enhance the student's understanding. The four patterns of policymaking and the case studies comprise an effective tool for helping students understand the increasingly complex relations between Congress and the President. Two new case studies look at the Bush tax cut and the Anti-terrorist (Patriot) Act.

The President and Congress: Collaboration and Combat in National Policymaking (2nd Edition)

Pearson

Book by Leloup, Lance T., Shull, Steven A.

Congress and the President: The Policy Connection

Wadsworth Pub. Co.

Parties, Rules, and the Evolution of Congressional Budgeting traces how Congressional macrobudgeting has fundamentally changed the way in which Congress frames and enacts budget choices. Included in the analysis are the 1974 Budget Act, the Reagan tax cuts in 1981, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings mandatory deficit reduction plan of 1985, the Bush and Clinton deficit reduction packages in 1990 and 1993, the balanced budget agreement in 1997, and the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. Analyzing the transition from a fragmented to a more centralized process reveals that macrobudgeting has restructured congressional rules and institutions, changed the way congress legislates, enhanced congressional capacity, and altered how Congress negotiates with the president. Lance T. LeLoup finds that rule changes and new institutions have contributed to growing partisanship in Congress by empowering party leaders and emphasizing the importance of budget votes for party reputation. With steadily increasing partisanship, this study presents evidence that divided government has significant consequences for both the budget process and budget outcomes. Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, this book provides a historical institutional perspective on the evolution of congressional budgeting over three decades. It addresses important questions about national politics and developments in Congress, particularly concerning rules, the role of parties, and the consequences of divided government. The book concludes by considering what the findings might imply for national budgeting and deficits in the coming decade.

PARTIES RULES EVOLUTION OF CONG BUDG (PARLIAMENTS & LEGISLATURES)

Ohio State University Press

Parties, Rules, and the Evolution of Congressional Budgeting traces how Congressional macrobudgeting has fundamentally changed the way in which Congress frames and enacts budget choices. Included in the analysis are the 1974 Budget Act, the Reagan tax cuts in 1981, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings mandatory deficit reduction plan of 1985, the Bush and Clinton deficit reduction packages in 1990 and 1993, the balanced budget agreement in 1997, and the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003.  Analyzing the transition from a fragmented to a more centralized process reveals that macrobudgeting has restructured congressional rules and institutions, changed the way congress legislates, enhanced congressional capacity, and altered how Congress negotiates with the president. Lance T. LeLoup finds that rule changes and new institutions have contributed to growing partisanship in Congress by empowering party leaders and emphasizing the importance of budget votes for party reputation. With steadily increasing partisanship, this study presents evidence that divided government has significant consequences for both the budget process and budget outcomes.  Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, this book provides a historical institutional perspective on the evolution of congressional budgeting over three decades. It addresses important questions about national politics and developments in Congress, particularly concerning rules, the role of parties, and the consequences of divided government. The book concludes by considering what the findings might imply for national budgeting and deficits in the coming decade.

Legal Theory & Systems

Budgetary politics: Dollars, deficits, decisions

History

Americas

King's Court Communications

Budgetary politics

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President and Congress, The: Collaboration and Combat in National Policymaking

Politics in America: The ability to govern

Politics in America: The Ability to Govern

Instructor's Manual to Accompany Politics in America: The Ability to Govern

The President and Congress: Collaboration and Combat in National Policymaking (2nd Edition)

Congress and the President: The Policy Connection

PARTIES RULES EVOLUTION OF CONG BUDG (PARLIAMENTS & LEGISLATURES)

PARTIES RULES EVOLUTION OF CONG BUDG (PARLIAMENTS & LEGISLATURES)

Budgetary politics: Dollars, deficits, decisions

Budgetary politics