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Leader for a Nation: Legislative Responses to Executive Abuses
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Leader for a Nation: Legislative Responses to Executive Abuses

Congress rarely uses its power to impeach. More often, it elects to respond legislatively to executive abuses. The War Power Act, for example, came into play when Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait in the early 1990s and President Bush moved to interve...

Leader for a Nation: President's Relationship with Congress
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Leader for a Nation: President's Relationship with Congress

As the only nationally-elected official, the president can direct public attention to a particular issue or program. But will Congress follow the president's lead? Mickey Edwards and Gary Jacobson compare the relationship between the president and C...