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- catalog abstract "The veto power, claimed Woodrow Wilson, is the president's most formidable prerogative. Despite that assertion, Richard Watson shows that the presidential veto of significant legislation is frequently overridden by Congress. Although the veto has a major impact on public policy, past research on it has dealt only with legal and historical issues. This is the first systematic, in-depth study of the actual effect of the use of the veto. Watson focuses on those elements of the policy-making process that influence presidential veto decisions. His analysis of presidential vetoes from Franklin Roosevelt through Jimmy Carter clarifies the problems caused by the veto and reveals how it has shaped public policy. He tells what conditions provoke the president's reliance on the veto and Congress's decision whether to try to override it. He also explores why vetoes have often triggered bitter disputes over the degree and scope of presidential power and its role in the legislative process. Watson concludes that the veto power has operated well in terms of both public policy and relations between Congress and the president and argues that it would be a mistake to alter it through the adoption of an item veto.".
- catalog contributor b4983656.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 20th century.".
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "1. Origin, Establishment, and Development of the President's Veto Power -- 2. Presidential Vetoes from Roosevelt through Carter: An Overview -- 3. Executive Branch Influence on Presidential Vetoes -- 4. Other Influences on Presidential Vetoes -- 5. Reasons for and Public-Policy Effects of Presidential Vetoes -- 6. The Item Veto -- 7. Conclusions.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The veto power, claimed Woodrow Wilson, is the president's most formidable prerogative. Despite that assertion, Richard Watson shows that the presidential veto of significant legislation is frequently overridden by Congress. Although the veto has a major impact on public policy, past research on it has dealt only with legal and historical issues. This is the first systematic, in-depth study of the actual effect of the use of the veto. Watson focuses on those elements of the policy-making process that influence presidential veto decisions. His analysis of presidential vetoes from Franklin Roosevelt through Jimmy Carter clarifies the problems caused by the veto and reveals how it has shaped public policy. He tells what conditions provoke the president's reliance on the veto and Congress's decision whether to try to override it. He also explores why vetoes have often triggered bitter disputes over the degree and scope of presidential power and its role in the legislative process. Watson concludes that the veto power has operated well in terms of both public policy and relations between Congress and the president and argues that it would be a mistake to alter it through the adoption of an item veto.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 212 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Presidential vetoes and public policy.".
- catalog identifier "0700606203 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Presidential vetoes and public policy.".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in government and public policy".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas Press,".
- catalog relation "Presidential vetoes and public policy.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "320.4/04/0973 20".
- catalog subject "Executive power United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Item veto United States.".
- catalog subject "JK586 .W37 1993".
- catalog subject "Presidents United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Veto United States History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Origin, Establishment, and Development of the President's Veto Power -- 2. Presidential Vetoes from Roosevelt through Carter: An Overview -- 3. Executive Branch Influence on Presidential Vetoes -- 4. Other Influences on Presidential Vetoes -- 5. Reasons for and Public-Policy Effects of Presidential Vetoes -- 6. The Item Veto -- 7. Conclusions.".
- catalog title "Presidential vetoes and public policy / Richard A. Watson.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".