The Presidency and Public Policy

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Studying the Presidency

The Policy Approach

The President's Policy Proposals

Levels of Analysis

The Presidency in Perspective

President as Politician

President as Power Seeker

President as Policy Maker

Definitions

Outline of Presentation

2. Policy Typologies and Policy Theory

Utilizing Policy Frameworks

The Arenas of Power

Critiques

Refining the Arenas

The Arenas and the Presidency

Hypotheses

The Four Presidencies

Summary

3. Distributive and Constituent Policies: Political Stability

Distributive Cases

Presidential Distribution

Constituent Cases

Constituent Patterns

4. Regulation and Redistribution: Political Conflict

Regulatory Cases

Regulatory Patterns

Redistributive Cases

Redistributive Patterns

Summary

5. President and Congress: The Policy Connection

The President and Congress

Past Empirical Studies

Presidential Boxscores

Data by Administrations

Electoral Cycles

Resubmission of Bills

6. Policy Patterns and Congressional Floor Activity

Selecting the Bills

The Committee and the Floor

Differences between the House and the Senate

Floor Activity

Partisan Support

Substantive Analysis

Summary

7. The Four Presidencies and the Policy Environment

Presidential Interactions and Policy Types

Applications to Existing Analysis of the Presidency

Of Presidents and Policies

Extending the Analysis

Concluding Thoughts

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index