Investigating the President: Congressional Checks on Presidential Power by Dougl

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Although congressional investigations have provided some of the most dramatic moments in American political history, they have often been dismissed as mere political theater. But these investigations are far more than grandstanding. Investigating the President shows that congressional investigations are a powerful tool for members of Congress to co

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Although congressional investigations have provided some of the most dramatic moments in American political history, they have often been dismissed as mere political theater. But these investigations are far more than grandstanding. Investigating the President shows that congressional investigations are a powerful tool for members of Congress to counter presidential aggrandizement. By shining a light on alleged executive wrongdoing, investigations can exert significant pressure on the president and materially affect policy outcomes. Douglas Kriner and Eric Schickler construct the most comprehensive overview of congressional investigative oversight to date, analyzing nearly thirteen thousand days of hearings, spanning more than a century, from 1898 through 2014. The authors examine the forces driving investigative power over time and across chambers, identify how hearings might influence the president's strategic calculations through the erosion of the president's public approval rating, and uncover the pathways through which investigations have shaped public policy.Put simply, by bringing significant political pressure to bear on the president, investigations often afford Congress a blunt, but effective check on presidential power--without the need to worry about veto threats or other hurdles such as Senate filibusters. In an era of intense partisan polarization and institutional dysfunction, Investigating the President delves into the dynamics of congressional investigations and how Congress leverages this tool to counterbalance presidential power.

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"Brightly illuminating how Congress's formidable powers of publicity constrain the president's choices, Kriner and Schickler map out the pathways by which congressional investigations affect presidents' public standing and policy leadership. Readers will be impressed by this book's causal analyses and its many clear, concise case examples." --Frances E. Lee, University of Maryland "This book is the last word on congressional investigations of the presidency. With rich case studies extending back most of a century, Kriner and Schickler show beyond doubt that major probes have swerved U.S. politics and policymaking, particularly when the media world is paying attention." --David R. Mayhew, Yale University "Making a major contribution to the literature on the relationship between Congress and the president, Investigating the President uses congressional investigations as a lens to explore important constitutional, political, and policy issues. An exemplary combination of historical data, experiments, case studies, and thoughtful analysis, this ambitious book stakes out new ground in innovative ways." --Linda L. Fowler, University of Michigan "This impressive book's broad historical sweep yields a persuasive new treatment of the politics and implications of congressional investigations. Carefully argued and crafted, it rescues congressional investigatory activity from the dustbins of political grandstanding, and in doing so, offers a strong contribution to our understanding of the twentieth century and contemporary U.S. Congress." --Sarah Binder, George Washington University and Brookings Institution

Author Biography

Douglas L. Kriner is associate professor of political science at Boston University. Eric Schickler is the Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures ix Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: When Congress Investigates 21 Chapter 3: Investigations and Public Opinion 74 Chapter 4: The Direct Influence of Congressional Investigations on Policy Outcomes 124 Chapter 5: The Indirect Influence of Congressional Investigations on Policy Outcomes 172 Chapter 6: Investigations in the Age of Obama 210 Chapter 7: Conclusion 244 References 259 Index 273

Review

"Kriner and Schickler have written an important and timely work that deepens our understanding of the relationship between Congress and the executive branch, and fills a gap in the scholarly literature. This state-of-the-art study demonstrates that Congress's power to investigate executive misconduct is not just a vehicle for political grandstanding but an effective check on presidential power."--Choice

Prizes

Winner of 2017 Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize, Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association 2017Winner of 2017 Richard E. Neustadt Award, Presidents and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association 2017

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Winner of the 2017 Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize, Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association

Details ISBN0691171866 Author Eric Schickler Short Title INVESTIGATING THE PRESIDENT Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 0691171866 ISBN-13 9780691171869 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2016 Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Illustrations 1 halftone. 18 line illus. 37 tables. Subtitle Congressional Checks on Presidential Power Pages 304 Translated from English Publication Date 2016-09-13 UK Release Date 2016-09-13 NZ Release Date 2016-09-13 US Release Date 2016-09-13 Alternative 9780691171852 DEWEY 328.7307456 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2016-11-20 We've got this

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