Second, poor presidential approval ratings can embolden opponents in Congress to use non-legislative tools, such as investigative oversight , to further weaken presidential power. However, academic work on executive action offers contrasting predictions for how public opinion might matter, and no prior study has proven its influence empirically.
The present authors take on this task. A significant order is one that receives coverage in the New York Times within a year from when it was issued. They also use an alternative measure of executive order significance drawn from combining multiple sources of coverage, including historical overviews, newspapers, magazines, and law reviews.
In both cases, they then combine the data on executive orders with Gallup poll data on presidential approval. Presidents with low approval ratings shy away from major unilateral action acting alone through executive orders, usually without consulting or discussions through Congress. But increases in approval ratings embolden presidents to issue a greater number of significant executive orders.
His analysis sheds light not only on the complexities of presidential power, but also on a broad swath of national politics and the American state. Daniel E. Ponder is L. It places these issues within a broader institutional setting to provide nuanced, and compelling, insights into these concerns. It is at once rich in its historical inquiry and contemporary relevance, and has much to offer scholars of the American presidency and, indeed, of American politics generally.
This important book takes that key step forward, exploring when presidents' approval actually bolsters their authority. The result is an innovative and convincing approach to assessing presidential leverage over public policy. It is not presidential approval that matters but approval nested in public trust of government that yields political leverage for the highest office in the land.
From Tea Leaves to Opinion Polls. New York: Columbia University Press, A significant book that documents the importance of issue salience to the likelihood of leadership or followership concerning public opinion polls. The implication for presidential persuasion is that presidents are most likely to lead on issues that are not relevant to the American people. Neuman, W. Essential to appreciating the limits of presidential persuasion of public opinion is a foundational understanding that few among the public pay attention to politics, which this book provides.
Page, Benjamin, and Robert Shapiro. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Pika, Joseph A. The Politics of the Presidency. Zaller, John. The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion. The balance of elite discourse drives public opinion. Users without a subscription are not able to see the full content on this page. Please subscribe or login.
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