Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations

By: James A. Thurber

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742536831
• ISBN13: 9780742536838
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.9"

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.