CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. 1. ON PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE IN CONGRESS 1
5. 2. A THEORY OF PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE IN CONGRESS 13
6. 3. ESTIMATING PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE IN CONGRESS 35
7. 4. PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE IN THE HOUSE IN THE MODERN ERA 55
8. 5. POLITICAL PARTIES AS A SOURCE OF PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE 85
9. 6. THE TWO PRESIDENCIES AND PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE 109
10. 7. PUBLIC OPINION AS A SOURCE OF PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE 141
11. 8. PRESIDENTIAL LOBBYING EFFORT AND INFLUENCE 163
12. 9. MODERNITY AND PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE IN CONGRESS 193
13. 10. COMPARING THE INFLUENCE OF PREMODERN AND MODERN PRESIDENTS 213
14. 11. CONCLUSIONS: PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE IN CONGRESS 241
15. NOTES 263
16. REFERENCES 287
17. INDEX 309