UID:
almafu_9960844226502883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 321 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-316-80058-X
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1-316-80569-7
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1-316-79581-0
Content:
Concerns about unaccountable executive power have featured recurrently in political debates from the American founding to today. For many, presidents' use of unilateral power threatens American democracy. No Blank Check advances a new perspective: Instead of finding Americans apathetic towards how presidents exercise power, it shows the public is deeply concerned with core democratic values. Drawing on data from original surveys, innovative experiments, historical polls, and contexts outside the United States, the book highlights Americans' skepticism towards presidential power. This skepticism results in a public that punishes unilaterally minded presidents and the policies they pursue. By departing from existing theories of presidential power which acknowledge only institutional constraints, this timely and revealing book demonstrates the public's capacity to tame the unilateral impulses of even the most ambitious presidents. Ultimately, when it comes to exercising power, the public does not hand the president a blank check.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Sep 2022).
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Cover -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Politics of Presidential Power -- 1.2 The Rise of Presidential Power -- 1.3 Campaigning on Unilateral Power -- 1.4 Accountability and Unilateral Power -- 1.5 Public Evaluations of Presidential Power -- 1.6 An Overview -- 2 Watchmen in the Night? -- 2.1 Expectations and Presidential Incentives -- 2.2 How People View Power -- 2.3 The Rule of Law and Presidential Power -- 2.4 The Origins of Views of the Executive -- 2.5 Stepping Back -- 3 How Americans View Presidential Power -- 3.1 Measuring Support for Unilateral Powers -- 3.2 Americans' Attitudes towards Presidential Power -- 3.3 Political Context and Support for Unilateral Power -- 3.4 Validating the Survey Instrument -- 3.5 Evidence from Alternative Question Wording -- 3.6 Discussion -- 4 Support for the Rule of Law and Attitudes towards Power -- 4.1 Lawless Presidents -- 4.2 Measuring Support for Rule of Law -- 4.3 Determinants of Support for Unilateral Action -- 4.4 Rule of Law and Political Context -- 4.5 The Robustness of Core Values on Views of Executive Power -- 4.6 Discussion -- 5 Presidential Approval and Attitudes towards Power -- 5.1 Change and Continuity in Attitudes towards Unilateral Powers -- 5.2 Learning from the Trump Transition -- 5.3 Majoritarian Support and Public Support for Unilateral Powers -- 5.4 Discussion -- 6 Public Cost of Unilateral Action -- 6.1 Public Responsiveness to Presidential Action -- 6.2 Studying the Public Costs of Unilateral Power -- 6.3 The Costs of Unilateral Action vis-à-vis Legislation -- 6.4 The Costs of Unilateral Action vis-à-vis Inaction -- 6.5 Discussion -- 7 Public Assessments of Presidential Power from the Past -- 7.1 Historical Polling Data on Presidential Power.
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7.2 Attitudes towards Presidential Power, 1936 to 2020 -- 7.3 Evaluating Presidential Uses of Unilateral Action -- 7.4 Evaluations of Executive Orders -- 7.5 Revisiting Presidential Controversies -- 7.6 Discussion -- 8 Attitudes towards Executive Power in a Comparative Context -- 8.1 Views of Executive Power and Democracy -- 8.2 Attitudes towards Executive Power around the World -- 8.3 Country-Level Evaluations of Executive Power -- 8.4 Individual Analyses -- 8.5 A Comparative Analysis of Attitudes -- 8.6 Regime Characteristics and Attitudes towards Executive Power -- 8.7 Discussion -- 9 Conclusion -- 9.1 Institutional Lessons -- 9.2 Revisiting Models of Unilateral Action -- 9.3 Limits, Extensions, and Trade-Offs -- 9.4 Presidential Power and American Democracy -- 9.5 Thinking about and beyond the Presidency -- Appendix A Appendix to Chapter 3 -- Appendix B Appendix to Chapter 4 -- Appendix C Appendix to Chapter 5 -- Appendix D Appendix to Chapter 6 -- Appendix E Appendix to Chapter 7 -- Appendix F Appendix to Chapter 8 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107174306
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316795811
