Explaining American Politics Issues and Interpretations

Notes on contributors Preface 1. Introduction Robert Williams 2. Resurgence and reaction Gillian Peele 3. The rise and fall of the public-interest Presidency David McKay 4. The ‘no-win Presidency’ and contemporary presidential-congressional relationships Joseph Hogan 5. Congress and policy-making Michael Foley 6. Policy, process and power Robert Williams 7. Litigation and political action Richard Hodder-Williams 8. Is the party over? Decline and revival in the American party system Dean McSweeney 9. Party realignment John Zvesper Index

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Edited by Robert Williams