Checks in the Balance: Legislative Capacity and the Dynamics of Executive Power Bolton Alexander
Checks in the Balance: Legislative Capacity and the Dynamics of Executive Power Bolton Alexander How access to resources and policymaking powers determines the balance of power between the…
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Checks in the Balance: Legislative Capacity and the Dynamics of Executive Power Bolton Alexander
How access to resources and policymaking powers determines the balance of power between the legislative and executive branchesThe specter of unbridled executive power looms large in the American political imagination. Checks in the Balance presents a new theory of separation of powers that brings legislative capacity to the fore, explaining why Congress and state legislatures must possess both the opportunities and the means to constrain presidents and governors--and why, without these tools, executive power will prevail.Alexander Bolton and Sharece Thrower reveal how legislative capacity--which they conceive of as the combination of a legislature's resources and policymaking powers--is the key to preventing the accumulation of power in the hands of an encroaching executive. Are checks and balances enough to constrain ambitious executives?
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