Veto Rhetoric - A Leadership Strategy for Divided Government

In Veto Rhetoric, Samuel Kernell offers a fresh perspective to understanding national policy making in this era of divided government by showing how veto rhetoric forces Congress to pay careful heed of the president's objections early in deliberations as legislation is forming.

About the author

Samuel Kernell is distinguished emeritus professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, where he has taught since 1977. Kernell's research interests focus on the presidency, political communication, and American political history. His books include Veto Rhetoric: A Leadership Strategy for Divided Government; Going Public: New Strategies of Presidential Leadership, 4th edition; Strategy and Choice in Congressional Elections, 2nd edition (with Gary C. Jacobson); and Party Ballots, Reform, and the Transformation of America's Electoral System (with Erik J. Engstrom). He has also edited Parallel Politics: Economic Policymaking in Japan and the United States; The Politics of Divided Government (with Gary W. Cox); and James Madison: The Theory and Practice of Republican Government. He is presently writing an intellectual biography of James H. Rowe.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel H H Kernell, Samuel H Kernell
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2023
• EAN: 9781506373546
• ISBN: 978-1-5063-7354-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 228 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 283 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government, Central government