Strategic Responsiveness: How Congress Confronts Presidential Power

by Kenneth W Moffett, Brian M Harward, Scott H Ainsworth

Since the constitutional separation of powers often leads to delay or obstruction rather than coordinated policymaking, U.S. presidents are increasingly acting unilaterally to move policy. With the issuance of executive orders, signing statements, and policy memoranda, unilateralism has become a defining feature of the American presidency. Can Congress effectively use checks and balances to counter presidential unilateralism?

Strategic Responsiveness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472077414
• ISBN13: 9780472077410
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.