Shull, Steven A. <br/><br/>
Policy by other means :  alternative adoption by presidents / 
Steven A. Shull. 
 - College Station :  Texas A & M University Press,  2006. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 226 p.) :  ill. 
 - The Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership .
 - Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes series in the presidency and leadership studies. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-220) and index. 
<br/><br/>Understanding presidential prerogatives -- Explaining presidential alternative actions -- Measurement of variables -- Budget agreement : chief budgeter -- Executive orders : chief executive -- Executive agreements : chief diplomat -- Committing troops : commander in chief. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781603445405 (e-book) 1603445404 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Executive power--History.--United States<br/>El Poder Ejecutivo--Historia.--Estados Unidos
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK 511  / S562p  2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>352.23