Pushing the agenda : presidential leadership in U.S. lawmaking, 1953-2004 /

Beckmann, Matthew N., 1975-

Pushing the agenda : presidential leadership in U.S. lawmaking, 1953-2004 / Matthew N. Beckmann. - Cambridge [U.K.] : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xiii, 194 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- A theory of positive presidential power -- Case study : pushing President Bush's 2001 tax cut -- Winning key votes, 1953--2004 -- Signing new laws, 1953--2004 -- The practice and potential of presidential leadership.

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Presidents--United States.
Political leadership--United States.
Legislation--United States.
Executive power--United States.
Presidentes --Estados Unidos
Liderazgo político--Estados Unidos
Legislación --Estados Unidos
Poder ejecutivo--Estados Unidos


United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
Estados Unidos --Política y gobierno --1945-1989.
United States--Politics and government--1989-
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--1989-

JK 516 / B397p 2010

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