Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations

Book Overview

Despite the fact that Republicans control two of the three branches of government following the election of Donald Trump, the relationship between the president and Capitol Hill continues to be strained. Underscoring the book's theme that the executive and legislature regularly compete and clash--even when controlled by the same party--already tensions are emerging between President Trump and the Republican congressional majority around the Affordable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538100983
• ISBN13: 9781538100981
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

excellent scientific overview of government relations

James Thurber's "Rivals For Power" is a collection of excellent essays concerning topics found in the relationship between the United States' Congress and office of the Presidency. The text is filled with substantial hypothesis' of the causes of potential relations and uses easy-to-understand scientific methods to illustrate these theories. A must read for any student of American Politics.

Excellent Undergraduate Text

Highly recommend for classroom reading on complex relationship between Congress and President. A must for political science students.