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- Title
Presidential Success on the Substance of Legislation.
- Authors
Barrett, Andrew W.; Eshbaugh-Soha, Matthew
- Abstract
The topic of presidential success in Congress is central to the study of American politics. Yet existing research does not sufficiently assess the president's success at shaping the substance of legislation. To help remedy this deficiency, the authors measure the degree of presidential success on 191 important statutes from 1965 to 2000 and find that presidents typically accept significant concessions to ensure passage of legislation. Using factor and regression analyses, the authors demonstrate that several factors—including the presence of unified government, the president's approval ratings, and the point in a president's tenure—affect the extent to which the president receives what he wants concerning legislative content.
- Subjects
UNITED States; UNITED States. Congress; PRESIDENTS of the United States; UNITED States politics &; government, 2001-2009; FACTOR analysis; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Political Research Quarterly, 2007, Vol 60, Issue 1, p100
- ISSN
1065-9129
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1065912906298605