Watchdogs on the Hill: The Decline of Congressional Oversight of U.S. Foreign Relations

by Linda Fowler and Linda L. Fowler

Book Overview

An essential responsibility of the U.S. Congress is holding the president accountable for the conduct of foreign policy. In this in-depth look at formal oversight hearings by the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, Linda Fowler evaluates how the legislature's most visible and important watchdogs performed from the mid-twentieth century to the present. She finds a noticeable reduction in public and secret hearings since the mid-1990s...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691151628
• ISBN13: 9780691151625
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.7"