Presidential Agenda: Sources of Executive Influence in Congress

by ROGER T LAROCCA and ROGER T. LAROCCA

It is well understood that the president is a powerful agenda-setting influence in Congress. But how exactly does the president, who lacks any formal power in early stages of the legislative process, influence the congressional agenda? In The Presidential Agenda, Roger T. Larocca argues that the president's agenda-setting influence arises from two informal powers: the ability to communicate directly to voters and the ability to control the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814255396
• ISBN13: 9780814255391
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"