Explaining Congressional-Presidential Relations: A Multiple Perspective Approach.(Review) (book review)

Explaining Congressional-Presidential Relations: A Multiple Perspective Approach. By Steven A. Shull and Thomas C. Shaw. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1999. 224p. $59.50 cloth, $19.95 paper.

Because Congress and the president reside at the vortex of lawmaking in national government, it is vital to understand their interaction. This book examines multiple patterns in their relationship. It covers four discrete behaviors or dependent variables (presidential position-taking, legislative, support of presidents' positions, presidents' propensity to veto legislation, and ...

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