The first book to explore the tension between presidents and federal agencies from the perspective of careerists in the executive branch. Winner of the Herbert

Modern presidents regularly appeal over the heads of Congress to the people at large to generate support for public policies. The Rhetorical Presidency makes th

How the executive branch—not the president alone—formulates executive orders, and how this process constrains the chief executive's ability to act unilatera

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America’s model of representational government rests on the premise that elected officials respond to the opinions of citizens. This is a myth, however, not a