Assessing presidential power: Signing statements and veto threats as coordinated strategies

American Politics Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 508-533

  Kelley, Christopher S ^a   Marshall, Bryan W ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Presidency; Presidential power; Presidential vetoes; Signing statements; Unilateral action; Veto bargaining

Indexed keywords

EID: 65149101275     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X08324426     Document Type: Article

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