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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      15 September 2022
      22 September 2022
      ISBN:
      9781316795811
      9781107174306
      9781316626474
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316795811
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.658kg, 338 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.53kg, 338 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, American Studies, American Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, American Studies, American Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics
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    Concerns about unaccountable executive power have featured recurrently in political debates from the American founding to today. For many, presidents' use of unilateral power threatens American democracy. No Blank Check advances a new perspective: Instead of finding Americans apathetic towards how presidents exercise power, it shows the public is deeply concerned with core democratic values. Drawing on data from original surveys, innovative experiments, historical polls, and contexts outside the United States, the book highlights Americans' skepticism towards presidential power. This skepticism results in a public that punishes unilaterally minded presidents and the policies they pursue. By departing from existing theories of presidential power which acknowledge only institutional constraints, this timely and revealing book demonstrates the public's capacity to tame the unilateral impulses of even the most ambitious presidents. Ultimately, when it comes to exercising power, the public does not hand the president a blank check.

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    ‘… an impressive book … Reeves and Rogowski have written a book accessible to all students of political science. As a sophisticated evaluation of the public’s role in limiting the excesses of unilateral action, though, it is most appropriate for scholars and graduate students of executive politics and public opinion. The findings are robust and compelling, and the conclusions hopeful'.

    Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha Source: Perspectives on Politics

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